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CVE-2006-6997

10.0 · HIGH

Unspecified vulnerability in a cryptographic feature in MailEnable Standard Edition before 1.93, Professional Edition before 1.73, and Enterprise Edition before 1.21 leads to "weakened authenticati…

Published Feb 12, 2007mailenableCWE-287EPSS 1.77%

Overview

CVE-2006-6997 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mailenable mailenable_enterprise. It was published on February 12, 2007 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

Unspecified vulnerability in a cryptographic feature in MailEnable Standard Edition before 1.93, Professional Edition before 1.73, and Enterprise Edition before 1.21 leads to "weakened authentication security" with unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear whether this is the same as CVE-2006-1792.

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

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References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1359.htmlRefwww.mailenable.com/enterprisehistory.aspRefwww.mailenable.com/professionalhistory.aspRefwww.mailenable.com/standardhistory.aspRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1359.htmlRefwww.mailenable.com/enterprisehistory.aspRefwww.mailenable.com/professionalhistory.aspRefwww.mailenable.com/standardhistory.asp

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6997?

CVE-2006-6997 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mailenable mailenable_enterprise. It was published on February 12, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-6997?

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-2006-6997?

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-2006-6997?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-6997 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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