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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-3707 · published 1 December 2013

CVE-2013-3707: Novell open enterprise server improper input validation vulnerability

Novell · Open Enterprise Server

The HTTPSTK service in the novell-nrm package before 2.0.2-297.305.302.3 in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux, and OES 11 Linux Gold and SP1, does not make the intended SSL_free and SSL_shutdown calls for the close of a TCP connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) by establishing many TCP connections to port 8009.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.2% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The HTTPSTK service in the novell-nrm package before 2.0.2-297.305.302.3 in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux, and OES 11 Linux Gold and SP1, does not make the intended SSL_free and SSL_shutdown calls for the close of a TCP connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) by establishing many TCP connections to port 8009.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7014063 Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7014063 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-3707), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-11). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.