# CVE-2006-2838: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute code via buffer overflow in the web console, though default settings restrict access to the local host.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh9m-hcf8-jrfp

## What is CVE-2006-2838?

CVE-2006-2838 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the web console in F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange 6.40, and Internet Gatekeeper 6.40 through 6.42 and 6.50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.  NOTE: By default, the connections are only allowed from the local host.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2838?

It affects 2 products.


Products: F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus, F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2838?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-2967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2967/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6409/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3300/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-6085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6085/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2008-0910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0910/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2838 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2838 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2838 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-2006-2838/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2838/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2838
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2838
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2838

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2838/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.