CVE-2006-4510 describes a critical vulnerability in Novell eDirectory versions prior to 8.8.1 FTF1, specifically within the evtFilteredMonitorEventsRequest function of its LDAP service. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a malformed request that causes an invalid free of unallocated memory. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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