CVE-2006-4177
N/A
Published: October 24, 2006 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoreDirectory
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 8.8.18.8
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=426Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/22506x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974600.htmVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4142VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29768Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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