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CVE-2006-5478

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 85.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
85.1% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-5463)
Published
October 24, 2006
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5463 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory
  • novell / edirectory

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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