CVE-2006-4175

Description

The LDAP server (ns-slapd) in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch4 and earlier and ONE Directory Server 5.1 and 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed queries, probably malformed BER queries, which trigger a free of uninitialized memory locations.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.82% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33189 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1090 vdb entry broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/33524 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/24634 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017814 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=491 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102853-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23117 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4175?
CVE-2006-4175 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4175?
To fix CVE-2006-4175, 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-2006-4175 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4175 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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