CVE-2006-2496 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell eDirectory 8.8, specifically within its iMonitor 2.4 component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, crashing the application, and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are available, and there's no evidence of active exploitation, its high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score suggest a significant theoretical risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:imonitor:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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