CVE-2006-6423

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 36.07% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mailenable.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-73/advisory/	patch vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2022	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21492	vdb entry
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30796	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23201	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454075/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6423?: CVE-2006-6423 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6423?: To fix CVE-2006-6423, 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-2006-6423 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6423 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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