CVE-2005-2551

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 55.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in dhost.exe in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and obtain access to files via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: 8.7.3

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/16393
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014661
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098568.htm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972038.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213165
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14548
http://secunia.com/advisories/16393
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014661
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098568.htm
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972038.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213165
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14548

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