HIGH
OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via LDAP BIND requests with long authcid names, which triggers an assertion failure
Published Nov 7, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 76.27%
Description
OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via LDAP BIND requests with long authcid names, which triggers an assertion failure.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 5.10
- 6.06
- 6.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. The OpenLDAP versions shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and earlier do not contain the vulnerable code in question. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
76.27% 0.76265
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.76265
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 76.27% (0.76265) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 75.20% (0.75205) | 99.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 43.37% (0.43371) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 51.90% (0.51898) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 47.82% (0.47821) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.98% (0.37985) | 95.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 47.82% (0.47821) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 44.03% (0.44034) | 97.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 74.99% (0.74991) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 84.42% (0.84419) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 87.16% (0.87162) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 88.40% (0.88400) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 90.36% (0.90362) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 88.96% (0.88957) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 90.80% (0.90797) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 92.72% (0.92717) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 93.06% (0.93057) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 94.12% (0.94116) | 98.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 94.10% (0.94102) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.82% (0.94816) | 98.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- http://gleg.net/downloads/VULNDISCO_META_FREE.tar.gz x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit
- http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22750 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22953 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22996 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23125 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23133 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23152 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23170 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1831 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017166 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:208 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_72_openldap2.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=4740 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.033-openldap.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450728/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20939 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXBroken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-384-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4379 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5779 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30076 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5779
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5779
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gleg.net/downloads/VULNDISCO_META_FREE.tar.gz | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22750 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22953 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22996 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23125 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23133 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23152 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23170 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-25.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1831 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017166 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:208 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_72_openldap2.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=4740 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.033-openldap.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450728/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20939 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXBroken Link | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-384-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4379 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5779 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30076 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5779 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5779 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 7, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 7, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5779
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a