CVE-2006-4511

Description

Messenger Agents (nmma.exe) in Novell GroupWise 2.0.2 and 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HTTP POST request to TCP port 8300 with a modified val parameter, which triggers a null dereference related to "zero-size strings in blowfish routines."

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.06% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3893	vdb entry
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=416	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016974	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20316	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22244	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/796956	third party advisory us government resource
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974452.htm	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29319	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4511?: CVE-2006-4511 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4511?: To fix CVE-2006-4511, 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-2006-4511 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4511 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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