{"id":"CVE-2006-2646","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2006-2646","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:33.692Z","title":"Buffer overflow in Alt-N MDaemon, possibly 9.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long A0001 argument that begins with a '\"' (double quote).","description":"Buffer overflow in Alt-N MDaemon, possibly 9.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long A0001 argument that begins with a '\"' (double quote).","published":"2006-05-30T10:02:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:25:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["alt-n/mdaemon"],"epss":{"score":0.0455,"percentile":0.91521,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2006-05-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":27914,"kind":"exploit","title":"Alt-N MDaemon 2-8 - IMAP Remote Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27914","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/27914.pl","file":"exploits/windows/dos/27914.pl","published":"2006-05-29","added":"2006-05-29","updated":"2013-08-28","author":"kcope","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2006-2646","OSVDB-44995"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18129/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114882270912151&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016167","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18129","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=114882270912151&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016167","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18129","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2646","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}