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CVE-2006-4177

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NCP engine in Novell eDirectory before 8.8.1 FTF1 allows remote attackers to execute a

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.07406
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
novell edirectory<= 8.8.1
novell edirectoryall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · 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:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD24 Oct 2006 · 08:07 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=426PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22506PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017104
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974600.htmPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20664
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4142
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