CVE-2006-4520

N/A Unknown
Published: April 30, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=518
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3924657&sliceId=SAL_Public
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23685
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017972
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1550
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33921
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3924657&sliceId=SAL_Public
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.1%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

novell