CVE-2006-3840 json
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, S…
published 2006-07-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3834
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/21219
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2996
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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xforce.iss.net
/xforce/alerts/id/230
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- iss.custhelp.com /cgi-bin/iss.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3630
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/441278/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- nsfocus.com /english/homepage/research/0607.htm
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016592
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19178
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1016590
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27965
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016591
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3840
- NVD CVE-2006-3840
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