CVE-2006-6493 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.33% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openldap | openldap |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenLDAP 2.4.3 - 'KBIND' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2006-12-15 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23334
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2023
- http://www.phreedom.org/solar/exploits/openldap-kbind
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454181/30/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4964
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23334
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2023
- http://www.phreedom.org/solar/exploits/openldap-kbind
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454181/30/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4964
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