CVE-2006-4517

Description

Novell iManager 2.5 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) in the Tomcat server via a long TREE parameter in an HTTP POST, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.28% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4292 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017139 vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=436 third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29961 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3885713&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=17090866&stateId=0%200%2017098735 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20841 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22657 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4517?
CVE-2006-4517 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4517?
To fix CVE-2006-4517, 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-2006-4517 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4517 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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