{"cve":"CVE-2006-5478","nvd":{"published":"2006-10-24T20:07:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:31:17.293","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF1, and 8.x up to 8.7.3.8, and Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HTTP Host header, which triggers an overflow in the BuildRedirectURL function; or vectors related to a username containing a . (dot) character in the (2) SMTP, (3) POP, (4) IMAP, (5) HTTP, or (6) Networked Messaging Application Protocol (NMAP) Netmail services.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050382.html","http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050388.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/22519","http://securitytracker.com/id?1017125","http://securitytracker.com/id?1017141"],"products":["novell:edirectory"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:43:14.363260067+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-5478","score":0.85148,"percentile":0.99714,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}