CVE-2006-5478

highpriority · attend · 70EPSS 0.851 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

5 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

85.1% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

10 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimary

exploits (5)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/windows/http/edirectory_hostNovell eDirectory NDS Server Host Header Overflowweaponized · metasploit
EDB-16773Novell eDirectory NDS Server - Host Header Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
EDB-28835Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (1)functional · exploit_db
EDB-28836Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (2)functional · exploit_db
EDB-28837Novell eDirectory 8.x - iMonitor HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow (3)functional · exploit_db

affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
novell edirectory= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.5.12anvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.5.27nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell edirectory= 8.7.3.8_presp9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2006-10-24modified 2026-06-16

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references (34)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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