CVE-2006-0453

Description

The LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain "bad BER sequence" that results in a free of uninitialized memory, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.83% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18960	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24795	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16677	vdb entry
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179135

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0453?: CVE-2006-0453 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0453?: To fix CVE-2006-0453, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0453 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0453 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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