CVE-2006-6425

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the APPEND command.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.98% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory zerodayinitiative.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455200/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21723	vdb entry
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5134	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017437	patch vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258753	third party advisory us government resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2080	third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-054.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437	patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6425?: CVE-2006-6425 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6425?: To fix CVE-2006-6425, 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-2006-6425 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6425 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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