CVE-2006-5177 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted NTLM messages in MailEnable Professional and Enterprise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5177?
CVE-2006-5177 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NTLM authentication in MailEnable Professional 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving crafted base64 encoded NTLM Type 3 messages, or (2) cause a denial of service via crafted base64 encoded NTLM Type 1 messages, which trigger a buffer over-read.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5177?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable Enterprise, Mailenable Mailenable Professional.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-5177 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5177 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm4q-3jxm-v3w8.