CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-2119

9.8 CRITICAL Published 2002-12-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2002-12-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-178

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• novell edirectory 8.6.2 • novell edirectory 8.7

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity weakness

References