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).
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.
| 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 ↗ |
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| eiqnetworks | enterprise_security_analyzer | <= 2.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:eiqnetworks:enterprise_security_analyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |