CVE-2006-5835

Public Exploit

Description

The Notes Remote Procedure Call (NRPC) protocol in IBM Lotus Notes Domino before 6.5.5 FP2 and 7.x before 7.0.2 does not require authentication to perform user lookups, which allows remote attackers to obtain the user ID file.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.94% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory fortconsult.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017203	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20960	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21248026	patch
http://www.fortconsult.net/images/pdf/lotusnotes_keyfiles.pdf	exploit vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30118	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22741	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4411	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5835?: CVE-2006-5835 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5835?: To fix CVE-2006-5835, 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-2006-5835 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5835 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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