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title: "CVE-2006-2754\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2006-2754

Publication date 1 June 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in st.c in slurpd for OpenLDAP before 2.3.22
might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openldap2 | 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| openldap2.2 | 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.2.26-5ubuntu3.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.2.26-5ubuntu2.2 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2754)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2754)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-2754)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2754)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-305-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-305-1)
+ OpenLDAP vulnerability
+ 27 June 2006

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2754>