Is CVE-2017-5186 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-5186 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5186?

CVE-2017-5186 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-5186?

Patch guidance is available from netiq security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-5186.

Fix CVE-2017-5186 - HIGH netiq edirectory

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-5186?

8 products: netiq edirectory, netiq edirectory, netiq edirectory, netiq imanager, netiq imanager, and 3 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-327

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NETIQ
Published: 4/27/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

netiq : edirectorynetiq : edirectorynetiq : edirectorynetiq : imanagernetiq : imanagernetiq : imanagernovell : edirectorynovell : imanager

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD