Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-2119 - Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Novell Edirectory 8.6.2/8.7

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
novell
CWE-178
critical

Summary

Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7 use case insensitive passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Novell
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)