CVE-2006-4521 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell eDirectory via a crafted login request due to improper pointer handling.
- 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-2006-4521?
CVE-2006-4521 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 4 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BerDecodeLoginDataRequest function in the libnmasldap.so NMAS module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 and 8.8.1 before the Security Services 2.0.3 patch does not properly increment a pointer when handling certain input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access) via a crafted login request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4521?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Edirectory.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-4521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4wj-v76w-rxmp.