CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2496

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash directory services, impacting system availability, and potentially execute arbitrary code, leading to server compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Novell eDirectory to a version later than 8.8 that fixes this vulnerability, or apply available security patches.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

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