7.5

CVE-2005-2551: novell edirectory

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 12-08-2005Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2551 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in novell edirectory. EPSS estimates a 55.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
51/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
55.42%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

55.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 55.42% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
55.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    eDirectory 8.7.3 - iMonitor Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 - iMonitor Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    eDirectory 8.7.3 iMonitor Remote Stack Buffer Overflow

    exploit/windows/http/edirectory_imonitor

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Novell1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

6 links