Vulnerability in Novell Edirectory
CVE-2006-4521
The BerDecodeLoginDataRequest function in the libnmasldap.so NMAS module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 and 8.8.1 before the Security Services 2.0.3 patch does not properly increment a pointer when handling certain input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access) via a crafted login request.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Edirectory — versions 8.8, 8.8.1
References
- secunia.com/advisories/22660 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4293 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20842 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29963 (vdb-entry)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)