CVE-2006-2304

Multiple integer overflows in the DPRPC library (DPRPCW32.DLL) in Novell Client 4.83 SP3, 4.90 SP2 and 4.91 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XDR encoded array with a field that specifies a large number of elements, which triggers the overflows in the ndps_xdr_array function. NOTE: this was originally reported to be a buffer overflow by Novell, but the original cause is an integer overflow.

Published: 2006-05-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2304 is rated High Risk (68.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.31%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2304

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-06 13.23% 9.31% -3.92%
2 2025-07-31 13.88% 13.23% -0.65%
3 2025-03-30 13.88%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2304

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2304

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2304

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell client 4.83 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.83:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell client 4.90 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.90:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell client 4.91 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2304

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