CVE-2006-4520

Description

ncp in Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3 SP9, and 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF2, does not properly handle NCP fragments with a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when the heap is written to a log file.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.26% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1550	vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=518	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3924657&sliceId=SAL_Public	patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017972	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23685	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33921	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4520?: CVE-2006-4520 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4520?: To fix CVE-2006-4520, 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-2006-4520 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4520 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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