CVE-1999-0805
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNovell NetWare Transaction Tracking System (TTS) in Novell 4.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of requests.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceNovell NetWare Transaction Tracking System (TTS) versions 4.11 and earlier contains a denial of service vulnerability where remote attackers can crash the TTS service by sending a large volume of requests, causing the system to become unresponsive.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Novell NetWare is installedCheck the operating system for Novell NetWare presence - look for NetWare-specific processes, services, or file system indicators on the serverAffected if The system is running Novell NetWare as the operating system
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Determine the NetWare versionUse NetWare system information tools or commands to retrieve the installed NetWare version numberAffected if The installed NetWare version is 4.11 or any earlier version (e.g., 4.10, 4.01, 3.x)
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Verify if Transaction Tracking System (TTS) is enabledCheck the NetWare configuration or system settings to determine whether the TTS service is currently enabled and runningAffected if TTS is enabled and actively running on the NetWare server
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Assess network exposure of TTS serviceReview network configuration, firewall rules, and listening services to determine if the TTS service port is accessible from network segments outside the trusted internal networkAffected if The TTS service is reachable from remote network locations without proper access controls
The environment is affected if the system runs Novell NetWare version 4.11 or earlier with the TTS service enabled and exposed to network requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant Novell patch for this vulnerability or upgrade to a later NetWare version beyond 4.11. Implement network-level rate limiting or firewall rules to restrict unauthorized high-volume request patterns to the TTS service.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-1999-0805 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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