CVE-2006-2659

Description

libs/comverp.c in Courier MTA before 0.53.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unknown vectors involving usernames that contain the "=" (equals) character, which is not properly handled during encoding.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.86% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=368834	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26998	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18345	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20548	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20519	third party advisory
http://www.courier-mta.org/beta/patches/verp-fix/README.txt	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21350	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1101	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2214	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/294-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20792	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016248	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2659?: CVE-2006-2659 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2659?: To fix CVE-2006-2659, 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-2006-2659 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2659 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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