CVE-2005-1729 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Novell eDirectory by sending URLs with reserved MS-DOS device names, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1729?
CVE-2005-1729 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 20 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Edirectory.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-1729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpr9-5fg3-c5w7.