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TI-2006-04036 Aliases CVE-2006-4177GHSA-6pp4-gfm6-5rm4

Heap-based buffer overflow in the NCP engine in Novell eDirectory before 8.8.1 FTF1…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03844 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.8.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4177
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pp4-gfm6-5rm4
  3. 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2006-05289 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF1, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-00890 The SOAP interface to the eMBox module in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-02416 Buffer overflow in dhost.exe in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-04411 The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04272 Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04271 Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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