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CVE-2006-6605

10.0 · HIGH

Stack-based buffer overflow in the POP service in MailEnable Standard 1.98 and earlier; Professional 1.84, and 2.35 and earlier; and Enterprise 1.41, and 2.35 and earlier before ME-10026 allows rem…

Published Dec 19, 2006mailenableEPSS 5.93%

Overview

CVE-2006-6605 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mailenable mailenable_enterprise. It was published on December 19, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the POP service in MailEnable Standard 1.98 and earlier; Professional 1.84, and 2.35 and earlier; and Enterprise 1.41, and 2.35 and earlier before ME-10026 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the PASS command.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mailenable. Update mailenable_enterprise 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
mailenablemailenable_enterprise0Affected
mailenablemailenable_professional0Affected
mailenablemailenable_standard0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/23127Refsecunia.com/secunia_research/2006-75/advisory/Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2053Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1017395Refwww.mailenable.com/hotfix/Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454713/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/21645Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5052Refsecunia.com/advisories/23127Refsecunia.com/secunia_research/2006-75/advisory/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6605?

CVE-2006-6605 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mailenable mailenable_enterprise. It was published on December 19, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-6605?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-6605?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mailenable. Update mailenable_enterprise 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-2006-6605?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-6605 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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