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CVE-2006-5821

Published: Nov 10, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the IMA_SECURE_DecryptData1 function in ImaSystem.dll for Citrix MetaFrame XP 1.0 and 2.0, and Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests to the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) service (ImaSrv.exe) with invalid size values that trigger the overflow during decryption.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

citrix
commercial·USaka application delivery controller firmware, xenserver, netscaler gateway firmware
metaframeSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
metaframe presentation serverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22802
secunia.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017205
securitytracker.com
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX111186
support.citrix.com
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