CVE-2006-6714 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Hitachi Directory Server by sending invalid LDAP requests.

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-2006-6714?

CVE-2006-6714 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple memory leaks in Hitachi Directory Server 2 P-2444-A124 before 02-11-/K on Windows, and P-1B44-A121 before 02-10-/V on HP-UX, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid LDAP requests.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6714?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hitachi Hitachi Directory Server 2.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6714 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-2006-6714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xwg8-9pgw-wh26.

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