CVE-2006-5779
OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5779- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5763 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5763- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5794-fx2j-p63j
OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5794-fx2j-p63j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openldap, published November 7, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/23133
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_72_openldap2.html
gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820
securitytracker.com/id?1017166
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trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:208
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4379
securityfocus.com/bid/20939
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-384-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30076
openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=4740
openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.033-openldap.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/1831
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-25.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5779
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5794-fx2j-p63j