CVE-2006-6762

Description

The IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via an APPEND command with a single "(" (parenthesis) in the argument.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.10% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=455	third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21729	vdb entry patch
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/328/3717068_f.SAL_Public.html	patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/944273	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5134	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6762?: CVE-2006-6762 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6762?: To fix CVE-2006-6762, 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-2006-6762 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6762 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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