CVE-2006-5779

HIGH 7.5CVE-2006-5779 · Published 07/11/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openldap openldap	`< 2.3.29`	`2.3.29`

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.

References

gleg.net/downloads/VULNDISCO_META_FREE.tar.gz · Broken Link
gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/22750 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/22953 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/22996 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/23125 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/23133 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/23152 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/23170 · Broken Link
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-25.xml · Third Party Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/1831 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id · Broken Link
mandriva.com/security/advisories · Broken Link
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_72_openldap2.html · Broken Link
openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs · Exploit
openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.033-openldap.html · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/archive/1/450728/100/0/threaded · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/20939 · Broken Link
trustix.org/errata/2006/0066 · Broken Link
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-384-1 · Third Party Advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4379 · Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30076 · Third Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820 · Broken Link

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