CVE-2006-2496

Description

Buffer overflow in iMonitor 2.4 in Novell eDirectory 8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 24.92% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18026	vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1850	vdb entry
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2973759.htm	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434723/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26524	vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20139	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25781	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016120	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2496?: CVE-2006-2496 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2496?: To fix CVE-2006-2496, 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-2006-2496 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2496 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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