CVE-2006-4177

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NCP engine in Novell eDirectory before 8.8.1 FTF1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NCP over IP packet that causes NCP to read more data than intended.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: through 8.8.1; 8.8

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=426
http://secunia.com/advisories/22506
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017104
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974600.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20664
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4142
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29768
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=426
http://secunia.com/advisories/22506
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017104
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974600.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20664

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