CVE-2006-4511 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 4 Oct 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Novell GroupWise Messenger Agent via a crafted HTTP POST request, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-4511?

CVE-2006-4511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Messenger Agents (nmma.exe) in Novell GroupWise 2.0.2 and 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HTTP POST request to TCP port 8300 with a modified val parameter, which triggers a null dereference related to "zero-size strings in blowfish routines."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4511?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Groupwise Messenger.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4511?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-4511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-29fr-v779-2x3c.