CVE-2006-5819

Description

Verity Ultraseek before 5.7 allows remote attackers to use the server as a proxy for web attacks and host scanning via a direct request to the highlight/index.html script.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.13% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ultraseek.com/support/docs/RELNOTES.txt	patch
http://www.osvdb.org/22892	patch vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21120	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30286	patch vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/559616	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451847/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30311	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017235	vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-042.html	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5819?: CVE-2006-5819 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5819?: To fix CVE-2006-5819, 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-2006-5819 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5819 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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