CVE-2006-0855

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the fullpath function in misc.c for zoo 2.10 and earlier, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZOO file that causes the combine function to return a longer string than expected.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.96% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015866 patch vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19408 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19166 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1220 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19514 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/546 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-05.xml patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015668 vdb entry
http://www.guay-leroux.com/projects/barracuda-advisory-ZOO.txt vendor advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24904 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0705 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.guay-leroux.com/projects/zoo-advisory.txt vendor advisory exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-991 patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0061.html vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425887/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19002 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19148 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16790 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0855?
CVE-2006-0855 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0855?
To fix CVE-2006-0855, 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-2006-0855 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0855 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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