CVE-2006-3838

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in eIQnetworks Enterprise Security Analyzer (ESA) before 2.5.0, as used in products including (a) Sidewinder, (b) iPolicy Security Manager, (c) Astaro Report Manager, (d) Fortinet FortiReporter, (e) Top Layer Network Security Analyzer, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) DELTAINTERVAL, (2) LOGFOLDER, (3) DELETELOGS, (4) FWASERVER, (5) SYSLOGPUBLICIP, (6) GETFWAIMPORTLOG, (7) GETFWADELTA, (8) DELETERDEPDEVICE, (9) COMPRESSRAWLOGFILE, (10) GETSYSLOGFIREWALLS, (11) ADDPOLICY, and (12) EDITPOLICY commands to the Syslog daemon (syslogserver.exe); (13) GUIADDDEVICE, (14) ADDDEVICE, and (15) DELETEDEVICE commands to the Topology server (Topology.exe); the (15) LICMGR_ADDLICENSE command to the License Manager (EnterpriseSecurityAnalyzer.exe); the (16) TRACE and (17) QUERYMONITOR commands to the Monitoring agent (Monitoring.exe); and possibly other vectors related to the Syslog daemon (syslogserver.exe).

Published: 2006-07-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3838 is rated High Exploit Risk (90/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.76%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3838

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16438 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
16451 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
2140 exploit_db edb 2006-08-07 Exploit-DB ↗
2080 exploit_db edb 2006-07-27 Exploit-DB ↗
2075 exploit_db edb 2006-07-26 Exploit-DB ↗
2074 exploit_db edb 2006-07-26 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3838

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 2026-06-15 71.53% 71.76% +0.23%
2 2025-08-04 77.39% 71.53% -5.86%
3 2025-06-29 77.39%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3838

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-2006-3838

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3838

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eiqnetworks enterprise_security_analyzer <= 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:eiqnetworks:enterprise_security_analyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3838

URL Tags
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2006/08/msg00152.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21211 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21213 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21214 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21215 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21217 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21218 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016580
http://www.eiqnetworks.com/products/enterprisesecurity/EnterpriseSecurityAnalyzer/ESA_2.5.0_Release_Notes.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/513068 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27525
http://www.osvdb.org/27526
http://www.osvdb.org/27527
http://www.osvdb.org/27528
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441195/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441197/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441198/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441200/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19164
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19165
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19167
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-03.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-04.html
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-07.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2985 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3006 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3007 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3008 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3009 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3010 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-023.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-024.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27950
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27951
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27952
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27953
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27954
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