CVE-2003-0635
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 · uneditedUnknown vulnerability or vulnerabilities in Novell iChain 2.2 before Support Pack 1, with unknown impact, possibly related to unauthorized access to (1) NCPIP.NLM and (2) JSTCP.NLM.
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 · low confidenceNovell iChain 2.2 before Support Pack 1 contains unspecified vulnerabilities allowing unauthorized access to NCPIP.NLM and JSTCP.NLM modules. The exact nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation mechanism are not detailed in available records.
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= 2.2CVSS 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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Confirm Novell iChain is installedCheck for the presence of Novell iChain installation by looking for its installation directory or checking system services related to iChainAffected if Novell iChain 2.2 is installed on the system
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Determine the installed iChain versionLocate and inspect the iChain version information, typically found in the product's about section, installation logs, or version file within the iChain installation directoryAffected if The installed version is exactly 2.2 without any Support Pack applied
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Verify Support Pack levelCheck the installed Support Packs or patches applied to iChain. This information is typically available through the iChain administration console, installation logs, or patch management recordsAffected if No Support Pack 1 or higher has been applied to iChain 2.2
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Identify NCPIP.NLM module statusCheck if the NCPIP.NLM module is present and loaded on the NetWare server. This can be done by examining the modules loaded at the server console or through NCP request inspection logsAffected if The NCPIP.NLM module is loaded and accessible without proper authentication controls
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Identify JSTCP.NLM module statusCheck if the JSTCP.NLM module is present and loaded on the NetWare server. This can be done by examining the modules loaded at the server console or checking the module directoryAffected if The JSTCP.NLM module is loaded and accessible without proper authentication controls
A system is affected if Novell iChain version 2.2 is installed without Support Pack 1 applied, and the NCPIP.NLM or JSTCP.NLM modules are accessible on the server.
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 Support Pack 1 for Novell iChain 2.2, which addresses the unauthorized access vulnerabilities in the NCPIP.NLM and JSTCP.NLM components.
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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-2003-0635 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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