CVE-2006-4517 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Tomcat server in Novell iManager by sending a long TREE parameter in an HTTP POST request.

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-2006-4517?

CVE-2006-4517 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Novell iManager 2.5 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) in the Tomcat server via a long TREE parameter in an HTTP POST, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-399, CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4517?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Imanager.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-4517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h747-m9jw-xj3m.

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