CVE-2005-1729

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URL containing an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, CON, PRN, COM1, or LPT1.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: 8.7.3

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034536.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15676
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014177
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097766.htm
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034536.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15676
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014177
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097766.htm
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf

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