Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 1.0 Independent Management Architecture imasrv.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file imasrv.exe of the component Independent Management Architecture. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-5861. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 1.0 (Connectivity Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the file imasrv.exe of the component Independent Management Architecture. 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:

The Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service (ImaSrv.exe) in Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 and 2.0, and Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service exit) via a crafted packet that causes the service to access an unmapped memory address and triggers an unhandled exception.

The weakness was released 11/10/2006 by Eric Detoisien (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5861 since 11/10/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30156), SecurityFocus (BID 20986†), Secunia (SA22802†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017205†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2675 and VDB-2674. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Researcher: Eric Detoisien
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33231
X-Force: 30156 - Citrix Presentation Server IMA process denial of service
SecurityFocus: 20986 - Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22802 - Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017205 - Citrix Presentation Server IMA Service Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
Vupen: ADV-2006-4429

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/27/2026 09:45
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (61), 10/01/2017 20:45 (7), 04/27/2026 09:45 (17)
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