CVE-2006-3277

Description

The SMTP service of MailEnable Standard 1.92 and earlier, Professional 2.0 and earlier, and Enterprise 2.0 and earlier before the MESMTPC hotfix, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a HELO command with a null byte in the argument, possibly triggering a length inconsistency or a missing argument.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.59% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/mesmtpc.zip patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27387 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016376 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2520 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20790 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26791 vdb entry
http://www.divisionbyzero.be/?p=174
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18630 vdb entry
http://www.divisionbyzero.be/?p=173 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438374/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3277?
CVE-2006-3277 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3277?
To fix CVE-2006-3277, 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-2006-3277 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3277 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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