CVE-2006-0331
Buffer overflow in Change passwd 3.1 (chpasswd) SquirrelMail plugin allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Buffer overflow in Change passwd 3.1 (chpasswd) SquirrelMail plugin allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.80% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 January 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- thiago melo de paula/change passwd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/363
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422414/100/0/threaded
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24258
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/363
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422414/100/0/threaded
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24258
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.