CVE-2006-1141

Description

Buffer overflow in qmailadmin.c in QmailAdmin before 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PATH_INFO environment variable.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.87% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=6691&release_id=395211	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25065	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-15.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23705	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23019	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19262	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16994	vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0852	vdb entry
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/qmailadmin/qmailadmin/qmailadmin.c?r1=1.6.2.10&r2=1.6.2.11

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1141?: CVE-2006-1141 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1141?: To fix CVE-2006-1141, 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-2006-1141 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1141 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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