Vulnerability in Openldap
CVE-2006-6493
Buffer overflow in the krbv4_ldap_auth function in servers/slapd/kerberos.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.3 and earlier, when OpenLDAP is compiled with the --enable-kbind (Kerberos KBIND) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP bind request using the LDAP_AUTH_KRBV41 authentication method and long credential data.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.093 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.093 · newest: 0.093 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Openldap — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454181/30/0/threaded (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2023 (third-party-advisory)
- www.phreedom.org/solar/exploits/openldap-kbind (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/23334 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4964 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6493?
- CVE-2006-6493 is a vulnerability in Openldap. Published 2006-12-13.
- Is CVE-2006-6493 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.