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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5861 · published 10 November 2006

CVE-2006-5861: Citrix metaframe vulnerability

Citrix · Metaframe

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 4.4% · top 9.0%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
4.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=441
http://secunia.com/advisories/22802
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017205
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX111186 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4429
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30156
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=441
http://secunia.com/advisories/22802
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017205
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX111186 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4429
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30156

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5861), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.