CVE-2006-4520

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Published Apr 30, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

ncp in Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3 SP9, and 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF2, does not properly handle NCP fragments with a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when the heap is written to a log file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4508	ncp in Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3 SP9, and 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF2, does not properly handle NCP fragments with a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when the heap is written to a log file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.929% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=518
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3924657&sliceId=SAL_Public
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23685
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017972
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1550
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33921

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Novell Edirectory

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 30, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 30, 2007, 10:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

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