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CVE-2006-5489

5.0 · MEDIUM

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP2 before Hotfix 1 for IBM Lotus Domino might allow attackers with meeting organizer privileges to cause a denial of service (application…

Published Oct 25, 2006rimEPSS 1.48%

Overview

CVE-2006-5489 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting rim blackberry_enterprise_server. It was published on October 25, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP2 before Hotfix 1 for IBM Lotus Domino might allow attackers with meeting organizer privileges to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a deleted recurrent meeting instance when changing the attendee's calendar meeting time.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from rim. Update blackberry_enterprise_server to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
rimblackberry_enterprise_server0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/22408Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017101Refwww.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/4.1.2_HF1_Release_Notes?func=doc.Fetch&nodeId=1276788Refwww.osvdb.org/29897Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4133Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29678Refsecunia.com/advisories/22408Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017101Refwww.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/4.1.2_HF1_Release_Notes?func=doc.Fetch&nodeId=1276788Refwww.osvdb.org/29897

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5489?

CVE-2006-5489 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting rim blackberry_enterprise_server. It was published on October 25, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-5489?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5489?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from rim. Update blackberry_enterprise_server to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-5489?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-5489 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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