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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2006-5478 in the critical feed json

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF1, and 8.x up to 8.7.3.8, and Novell NetMail before 3.52e…

published 2006-10-24 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5463

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
85.1%
EPSS 85.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits
5
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF1, and 8.x up to 8.7.3.8, and Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HTTP Host header, which triggers an overflow in the BuildRedirectURL function; or vectors related to a username containing a . (dot) character in the (2) SMTP, (3) POP, (4) IMAP, (5) HTTP, or (6) Networked Messaging Application Protocol (NMAP) Netmail services.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/edirectory_host)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

85.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/http/edirectory_host Novell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2006-10-21
  • EDB-28837 Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (3) remote, 2006-10-30
  • EDB-28836 Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (2) remote, 2006-10-30
  • EDB-28835 Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (1) remote, 2006-10-21
  • EDB-16773 Novell eDirectory NDS Server - Host Header Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.