CVE-2006-2838

Description

Buffer overflow in the web console in F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 6.40, and Internet Gatekeeper 6.40 through 6.42 and 6.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors. NOTE: By default, the connections are only allowed from the local host.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.19% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016197	patch vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016196	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2076	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26799	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20407	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-3.shtml	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2838?: CVE-2006-2838 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2838?: To fix CVE-2006-2838, 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-2006-2838 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2838 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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