HIGH
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
Published Aug 12, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 55.42%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.7.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
55.42% 0.55424
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.55424
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 55.42% (0.55424) | 99.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 55.42% (0.55424) | 98.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.56% (0.72561) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.72% (0.75716) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.14% (0.73142) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 84.54% (0.84541) | 98.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 89.43% (0.89427) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 92.51% (0.92506) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 93.05% (0.93046) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 96.67% (0.96674) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 96.37% (0.96368) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 96.13% (0.96127) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96886) | 99.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 69.71% (0.69712) | 99.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 69.71% (0.69712) | 98.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16393 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014661 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098568.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972038.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213165 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14548 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16393 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014661 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098568.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972038.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213165 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14548 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 12, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 12, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2551
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a