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CVE-2006-0451

UnknownEPSS 1.59%

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CVE-2006-0451 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple memory leaks in the LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid BER packets that trigger an error, which might prevent memory from being freed if it was allocated during the ber_scanf call, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.. EPSS estimates a 1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple memory leaks in the LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid BER packets that trigger an error, which might prevent memory from being freed if it was allocated during the ber_scanf call, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.59%

72.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
RedhatFedora Core1.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-0451?
Multiple memory leaks in the LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid BER packets that trigger an error, which might prevent memory from being freed if it was allocated during the ber_scanf call, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.
How severe is CVE-2006-0451?
Severity scoring for CVE-2006-0451 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0451?
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Source: NVD / NIST