CVE-2006-4185 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 17 Aug 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption in Novell eDirectory NCPENGINE.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-4185?

CVE-2006-4185 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 17 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the NCPENGINE in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors, as originally demonstrated using a Nessus scan.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4185?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Edirectory.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-4185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wgq6-v297-3h47.