VDB-2076 · CVE-2006-1218 · BID 17031

Novell BorderManager up to 3.8 Proxy denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell BorderManager up to 3.8 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Proxy. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-1218. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell BorderManager up to 3.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Proxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP proxy in Novell BorderManager 3.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and ABEND) via unknown attack vectors related to "media streaming over HTTP 1.1".

The weakness was released 03/08/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1218 since 03/14/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.novell.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 17031†), OSVDB (23752†) and Secunia (SA19163†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Novell

Name

BorderManager

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.novell.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: support.novell.com

Timelineinfo

03/08/2006 🔍
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03/09/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2006 +4 days 🔍
03/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
04/21/2018 +4421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2006-1218 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2076
SecurityFocus: 17031 - Novell BorderManager Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 19163 - Novell BorderManager Proxy Potential Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 23752 - Novell BorderManager Proxy Invalid Content Type DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-0879

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2006 10:48
Updated: 04/21/2018 09:12
Changes: 03/09/2006 10:48 (62), 04/21/2018 09:12 (7)
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