CVE-2007-5762
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
NICM.SYS driver 3.0.0.4, as used in Novell NetWare Client 4.91 SP4, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by opening the \\.\nicm device and providing crafted kernel addresses via IOCTLs with the METHOD_NEITHER buffering mode.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (59th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5732)
- Published
- January 9, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5732 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- novell / netware client
References
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=4FmI89wOmg4~(Patch)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=637(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28396(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27209(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019172
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39576
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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