CVE-2006-4305

Exp

Buffer overflow in SAP DB and MaxDB before 7.6.00.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long database name when connecting via a WebDBM client.

Published: 2006-08-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4305 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.47%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 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-2006-4305

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16765 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4305

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 80.46% 70.47% -9.99%
2 2026-02-11 80.88% 80.46% -0.42%
3 2026-01-11 80.88%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4305

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-2006-4305

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4305

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-4305 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maxdb-7.5.00), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-4305

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4305

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql maxdb <= 7.6.00.22 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap-db sap-db cpe:2.3:a:sap-db:sap-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4305

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