# CVE-2005-2551: Memory corruption in n/a

> A buffer overflow in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory allows attackers to crash the service and potentially access files.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q65f-qmjg-ghp4

## What is CVE-2005-2551?

CVE-2005-2551 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 12 Aug 2005. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in dhost.exe in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and obtain access to files via unknown vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2551?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Edirectory.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-2551 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2551 exists.

Public exploit code:

- eDirectory 8.7.3 iMonitor Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (metasploit)
- Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 - iMonitor Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- eDirectory 8.7.3 - iMonitor Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory

- [CVE-2009-0895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0895/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5091/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5092/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5094/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4478/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2551 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 12 Aug 2005. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2551 exists.

Affected product: Novell Edirectory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2551/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2551

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