CVE-2006-5818 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in tunekrnl to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on IBM Lotus Domino servers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-5818?

CVE-2006-5818 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Domino, published on 8 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in tunekrnl in IBM Lotus Domino 6.x before 6.5.5 FP2 and 7.x before 7.0.2 allow local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5818?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Lotus Domino.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5818 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-2006-5818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Lotus Domino vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j392-vv33-7m3g.

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