CVE-2005-1729

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-1729
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-06-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionNovell eDirectory 8.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URL containing an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, CON, PRN, COM1, or LPT1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Novell eDirectory Can Be Crashed With Requests Containing MS-DOS Device Names - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Secunia - Advisories - Novell eDirectory MS-DOS Device Name Denial of Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Full-disclosure] [CIRT.DK - Advisory] Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 DOS Device name Denial of Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Vendor Advisory
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
eCrimeLabs - Helps you mitigate your cyber threats af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cirt.dk Vendor Advisory
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