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CVE-2005-1729
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URL containing an MS-DOS device…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Novell 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 1014177 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097766.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050612 [CIRT.DK - Advisory] Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 DOS Device name Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 15676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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