CVE-2006-0631

Public Exploit

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in mailback.pl in Erik C. Thauvin mailback allows remote attackers to use mailback as a "spam proxy" by modifying mail headers, including recipient e-mail addresses, via newline characters in the Subject field.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.70% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2006/Feb/0094.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24540	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0459	vdb entry
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2006/Feb/0154.html	exploit mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/22955	patch vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18748	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://vc.thauvin.net/cvs/cgi/mailback/mailback.pl?view=log

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0631?: CVE-2006-0631 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0631?: To fix CVE-2006-0631, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0631 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0631 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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