CVE-2006-5779

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 07, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via LDAP BIND requests with long authcid names, which triggers an assertion failure.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://gleg.net/downloads/VULNDISCO_META_FREE.tar.gz
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit
http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/22750
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22953
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22996
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23125
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23133
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23152
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23170
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1831
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017166
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:208
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_72_openldap2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=4740
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.033-openldap.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450728/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20939
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-384-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4379
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30076
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://gleg.net/downloads/VULNDISCO_META_FREE.tar.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit
http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/22750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22953
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22996
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:208
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_72_openldap2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=4740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.033-openldap.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450728/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20939
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-384-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

Affected Vendors

canonical openldap

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