VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0709
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long boundary attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0105.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long boundary attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0105.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.41% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- metamail corporation/metamail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18796Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18987Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19000Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19304
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015654
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16611Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0565
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:047Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24702
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18796Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18987Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19000Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19304
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015654
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16611Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0565
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.