Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-5186 · published 27 April 2017

CVE-2017-5186: Netiq edirectory broken cryptographic algorithm vulnerability

Netiq · Edirectory

Novell iManager 2.7 before SP7 Patch 9, NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.2.1, Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8 SP8 Patch 9 Hotfix 2, and NetIQ eDirectory 9.x before 9.0.2 Hotfix 2 (9.0.2.2) use the deprecated MD5 hashing algorithm in a communications certificate.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.65% · top 51.1% CWE-327 · Broken cryptographic algorithm

7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3

0.65%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

4Affected product versions listed by NVD

14References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

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

Edirectory Netiq

Imanager Netiq

Edirectory Novell

Imanager Novell

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019041
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019789
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=988749
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3426981
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016795
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019041
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1019789
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=988749
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3426981
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016794
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016795

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-5186), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.