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CVE-2006-3840

Published: Jul 27, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The SMB Mailslot parsing functionality in PAM in multiple ISS products with XPU (24.39/1.78/epj/x.x.x.1780), including Proventia A, G, M, Server, and Desktop, BlackICE PC and Server Protection 3.6, and RealSecure 7.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted SMB packet that is not properly handled by the SMB_Mailslot_Heap_Overflow decode.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

blackice pc protectioniss
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
blackice server protectioniss
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
proventia desktopiss
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
realsecure desktopiss
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
realsecure networkiss
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
isscommercialSecurity Productsaka iss
and 6 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21219
secunia.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016590
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016591
securitytracker.com
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 27, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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