CVE-2006-4521 (GCVE-0-2006-4521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-11-04 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:14
VLAI
Summary
The BerDecodeLoginDataRequest function in the libnmasldap.so NMAS module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 and 8.8.1 before the Security Services 2.0.3 patch does not properly increment a pointer when handling certain input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access) via a crafted login request.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22660 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4293 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20842 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabili… third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017140 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2006-10-27 00:00
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