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CVE-2006-0997

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-03-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-0997
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.62%

Original NVD Description

The SSL server implementation in NILE.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 and Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) permits encryption with a NULL key, which results in cleartext communication that allows remote attackers to read an SSL protected session by sniffing network traffic.