CVE-2005-1729 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2005-06-20

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1731	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01634.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-June/034536.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15676
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014177
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10097766.htm
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-33-advisory.pdf

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Novell Edirectory

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-20T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:59:24.054Z

Reserved: 2005-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1729

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-06-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:13:34.823

Link: CVE-2005-1729

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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