CVE-2006-4616

Description

SMTP service in MailEnable Standard, Professional, and Enterprise before ME-10014 (20060904) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an SPF lookup for a domain with a large number of records, which triggers a null pointer exception.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.80% Top 15%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3669	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016792	patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28910	vdb entry
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20091	vdb entry
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/MESMTPC.ZIP	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21998	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4616?: CVE-2006-4616 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4616?: To fix CVE-2006-4616, 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-2006-4616 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4616 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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