VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0453
The LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain "bad BER sequence" that results in a free of uninitialized memory, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain "bad BER sequence" that results in a free of uninitialized memory, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.88% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/fedora core
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18960
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16677
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24795
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=179135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18960
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16677
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24795
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.