# CVE-2006-4510: Use after free in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Novell eDirectory LDAP servers via a crafted request triggering an invalid free.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5q4-52w8-jq3w

## What is CVE-2006-4510?

CVE-2006-4510 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 24 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest function in the LDAP service in Novell eDirectory before 8.8.1 FTF1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request containing a value that is larger than the number of objects transmitted, which triggers an invalid free of unallocated memory.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4510?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Novell Edirectory.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory

- [CVE-2009-0895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0895/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5091/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5092/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5094/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4478/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4510 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4510 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 24 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Novell Edirectory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4510/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4510/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.