# CVE-2006-0709: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Metamail via crafted email boundaries, potentially causing crashes or executing arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DSA-995-1, GHSA-c93r-p92x-rrc3

## What is CVE-2006-0709?

CVE-2006-0709 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0709?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metamail Corporation Metamail.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0709?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-0709 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0104/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-0105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0105/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-1261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1261/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-1999-1266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1266/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-1999-1263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1263/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0709 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0709 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0709/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0709/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0709
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0709
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0709

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0709/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.