CVE-2006-0503 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the MailEnable IMAP service via the EXAMINE command, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0503?

CVE-2006-0503 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IMAP service in MailEnable Professional Edition before 1.72 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via unspecified vectors involving the EXAMINE command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0503?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mailenable Mailenable Professional.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-0503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4q38-2r38-cxjw.

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