Novell BorderManager 3.8 IPsec IKE.NLM denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.5$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell BorderManager 3.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file IKE.NLM of the component IPsec. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5286. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell BorderManager 3.8. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file IKE.NLM of the component IPsec. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in IKE.NLM in Novell BorderManager 3.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown attack vectors related to "VPN issues" for certain "IKE and IPsec settings."

The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2006 with Novell (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5286 since 10/13/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 X-Force (29447), SecurityFocus (BID 20428†), OSVDB (29616†), Secunia (SA22355†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017025†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Support

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: support.novell.com

Timelineinfo

10/10/2006 🔍
10/10/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/11/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/13/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/13/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +3 days 🔍
04/24/2026 +7130 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: http://www.novell.com
Organization: Novell
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2006-5286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2607
X-Force: 29447 - Novell BorderManager unspecified VPN denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20428 - Novell BorderManager IPSec/IKE Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 22355 - Novell BorderManager VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29616 - Novell BorderManager VPN IKE.NLM Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017025
Vupen: ADV-2006-3998

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2006 10:22
Updated: 04/24/2026 10:05
Changes: 10/16/2006 10:22 (73), 04/22/2018 13:14 (7), 04/24/2026 10:05 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Interested in the pricing of exploits?

See the underground prices here!