CVE-1999-1086

Summary

CVE-1999-1086 is a vulnerability affecting Novell NetWare versions 5 and earlier. Hackers can exploit this issue when using IPX protocol with packet signature levels below 3. By spoofing MAC addresses in IPC fragmented packets, they can manipulate NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) calls, ultimately gaining administrator privileges remotely. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems running the affected software and requires immediate attention and patching.

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