CVE-2006-5478
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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 85.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- Novell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/edirectory_hostRank greatdisclosed 21 Oct 2006
Exploit-DB4 entries
- Novell eDirectory NDS Server - Host Header Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16773remote, windowspublished 9 May 2010Verified
- Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28836remote, novellpublished 30 Oct 2006Verified
- Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (3) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28837remote, novellpublished 30 Oct 2006Verified
- Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28835remote, novellpublished 21 Oct 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 85.1% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
17
- 20061028 ZDI-06-035: Novell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20655 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20061026 ZDI-06-035: Novell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.mnin.org/advisories/2006_novell_httpstk.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-036.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-035.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1017141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 1017125 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20061028 ZDI-06-035: Novell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20061103 ZDI-06-036: Novell Netmail User Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20061028 Re: [Full-disclosure] ZDI-06-035: Novell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20853 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974600.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3723994&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=16776123&stateId=1%200%202648401 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 22519 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-5463 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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