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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-4517 · published 1 November 2006

CVE-2006-4517: Novell imanager vulnerability

Novell · Imanager

Novell iManager 2.5 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) in the Tomcat server via a long TREE parameter in an HTTP POST, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.2% · top 12.2% CWE-189 · CWE-189CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
3.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Novell iManager 2.5 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) in the Tomcat server via a long TREE parameter in an HTTP POST, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=436 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22657 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017139
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3885713&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=17090866 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20841 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4292 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29961
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=436 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22657 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017139
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=3885713&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=17090866 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20841 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4292 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29961

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-4517), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.