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CVE-2006-3840

The SMB Mailslot parsing functionality in PAM in multiple ISS products with XPU (24.39/1.78/epj/x.x.x.1780), including P

The SMB Mailslot parsing functionality in PAM in multiple ISS products with XPU (24.39/1.78/epj/x.x.x.1780), including Proventia A, G, M, Server, and Desktop, BlackICE PC and Server Protection 3.6, and RealSecure 7.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted SMB packet that is not properly handled by the SMB_Mailslot_Heap_Overflow decode.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.04123
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Affected Products & Versions

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iss blackice pc protectionall versions
iss blackice server protectionall versions
iss proventia desktopall versions
iss realsecure desktopall versions
iss realsecure networkall versions
iss realsecure server sensorall versions
iss proventia a series xpuall versions
iss proventia g series xpuall versions
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD27 Jul 2006 · 11:04 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/21219Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016590
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016591
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016592
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0607.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441278/100/0/threaded
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