CVE-2006-5479 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell eDirectory by sending a malicious NCP Fragment.
- 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-2006-5479?
CVE-2006-5479 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 NCP Engine in Novell eDirectory before 8.7.3.8 FTF1 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service via a certain "NCP Fragment."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Edirectory.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5479 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-2006-5479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm48-rm3v-v2fx.