CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2551

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability 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.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes service disruption of the directory service and potential leakage of sensitive data stored in system files.

Recommendation

Apply the security update provided by the vendor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 immediately or consider upgrading to a newer version without this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS