CVE-2006-6493 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in OpenLDAP when the Kerberos KBIND option is enabled.
- 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-2006-6493?
CVE-2006-6493 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Openldap Openldap, published on 13 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the krbv4_ldap_auth function in servers/slapd/kerberos.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.3 and earlier, when OpenLDAP is compiled with the --enable-kbind (Kerberos KBIND) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP bind request using the LDAP_AUTH_KRBV41 authentication method and long credential data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6493?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openldap Openldap.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6493 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-2006-6493 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6493 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Openldap Openldap
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33pq-qxh4-xwpc.