CVE-2006-4521

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The BerDecodeLoginDataRequest function in the libnmasldap.so NMAS module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 and 8.8.1 before the Security Services 2.0.3 patch does not properly increment a pointer when handling certain input, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access) via a crafted login request.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: 8.8, 8.8.1

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=437
http://secunia.com/advisories/22660
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017140
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20842
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4293
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29963
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=437
http://secunia.com/advisories/22660
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017140
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20842
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4293
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29963

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