CVE-2006-6493

N/A Unknown
Published: December 13, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the krbv4_ldap_auth function in servers/slapd/kerberos.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.3 and earlier, when OpenLDAP is compiled with the --enable-kbind (Kerberos KBIND) option, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP bind request using the LDAP_AUTH_KRBV41 authentication method and long credential data.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23334
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2023
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.phreedom.org/solar/exploits/openldap-kbind
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454181/30/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4964
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23334
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2023
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.phreedom.org/solar/exploits/openldap-kbind
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454181/30/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4964
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.4%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openldap