CVE-2005-1040: Novell Linux Desktop

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in netapplet in Novell Linux Desktop 9 allow local users to gain root privileges, related to "User input [being] passed to network scripts without verification."

Affected products

• Novell Linux Desktop: version 9 only

Published 2005-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.