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CVE-2006-5262

6.5 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability in lib/session.php in Hastymail 1.5 and earlier before 20061008 allows remote authenticated users to send arbitrary IMAP commands via a CRLF sequence in a mailbox name.

Published Oct 12, 2006hastymailEPSS 2.57%

Overview

CVE-2006-5262 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting hastymail hastymail. It was published on October 12, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in lib/session.php in Hastymail 1.5 and earlier before 20061008 allows remote authenticated users to send arbitrary IMAP commands via a CRLF sequence in a mailbox name. NOTE: the attack crosses privilege boundaries if the IMAP server configuration prevents a user from establishing a direct IMAP session.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from hastymail. Update hastymail 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
hastymailhastymail0Affected

References

Refhastymail.sourceforge.net/security.phpRefsecunia.com/advisories/22308Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453417/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/20424Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3956Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29407Refhastymail.sourceforge.net/security.phpRefsecunia.com/advisories/22308Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453417/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/20424

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5262?

CVE-2006-5262 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting hastymail hastymail. It was published on October 12, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-5262?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5262?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from hastymail. Update hastymail 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-2006-5262?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-5262 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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