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CVE-2006-2496

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a...

10.0 High

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Exploit likelihood

9.20%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Record
CVE-2006-2496
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Record
CVE-2006-2496
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2496 No score

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Record
EUVD-2006-2496
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v89m-jf85-w853 No score

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a...

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

Record
GHSA-v89m-jf85-w853
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2496 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Novell Edirectory, published May 20, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.20%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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