$ cve CVE-2005-1543 JSON

CVE-2005-1543 EXPLOIT

7.5

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 66.1% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in Remote Management authentication (zenrem32.exe) on Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop and Server Management, ZENworks for Desktops 4.x, ZENworks for Servers 3.x, and Remote Management allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) unspecified vectors, (2) type 1 authentication requests, and (3) type 2 authentication requests.

Scoring

CVSS	7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS	66.1% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2005-05-25
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (5)

Vendor	Product
novell	zenworks
novell	zenworks desktops
novell	zenworks remote management
novell	zenworks server management
novell	zenworks servers

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Novell ZENworks 6.5 - Desktop/Server Management Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-07-25
exploit-db	Novell ZENworks 6.5 - Desktop/Server Management Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit)	2005-08-12

References

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