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CVE-2006-3840

N/A

Published: July 27, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC

10 products affected across 1 vendorBlackice Pc ProtectionBlackice Server ProtectionRealsecure Server Sensor

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Blackice Pc Protection · Iss

95%

Blackice Server Protection · Iss

95%

Proventia a Series Xpu · Iss

95%

All versions

Proventia Desktop · Iss

95%

8.0.675.1790 8.0.812.1790

Proventia G Series Xpu · Iss

95%

All versions

Proventia M Series Xpu · Iss

95%

All versions

Proventia Server · Iss

95%

Realsecure Desktop · Iss

95%

Realsecure Network · Iss

95%

Realsecure Server Sensor · Iss

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/21219

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Source: [email protected]

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016590

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Source: [email protected]

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016591

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Source: [email protected]

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016592

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0607.htm

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441278/100/0/threaded

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19178

VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2996

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-399

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