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CVE-2006-0538

2.6 · LOW

CipherTrust IronMail 5.0.1, when "Denial of Service Protection" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly CPU consumption) via a SYN flood with malformed TCP packet…

Published Feb 4, 2006ciphertrustEPSS 2.09%

Overview

CVE-2006-0538 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting ciphertrust ironmail. It was published on February 4, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CipherTrust IronMail 5.0.1, when "Denial of Service Protection" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (possibly CPU consumption) via a SYN flood with malformed TCP packets from multiple connections.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ciphertrust. Update ironmail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
ciphertrustironmail0Affected

References

Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/407Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1015555Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423898/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/16465Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24445Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/407Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1015555Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423898/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/16465Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24445

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0538?

CVE-2006-0538 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting ciphertrust ironmail. It was published on February 4, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2006-0538?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0538?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ciphertrust. Update ironmail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-0538?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-0538 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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