CVE-2006-5478

60Vexday Risk Score

Patch soon. It has a working public exploit.

ssvc Attendepss 84%

from disclosure to weapon0 days

Published on NVDOct 24

1st PoCOct 21

metasploitOct 21

exploitation probability

84%top 1% of all CVEs

observed exploitation

nono source reports it

4 public exploit(s)

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.

Affected products

n/a · n/a

public PoCs found — 4

exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/28835unverified exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/28836unverified exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/28837unverified exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/16773unverified

⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050382.html http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050388.html http://secunia.com/advisories/22519 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017125 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017141 https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974600.htm http://www.mnin.org/advisories/2006_novell_httpstk.pdf http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3723994&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=16776123&stateId=1%200%202648401 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449899/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450017/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450520/100/100/threaded