CVE-2006-5961 Memory corruption in n/a
Buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System with unknown impact and attack vectors, requiring further investigation for mitigation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5961?
CVE-2006-5961 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2006.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Mercury Mail Transport System 4.01b for Windows has unknown impact and attack vectors, as originally reported in a GLEG VulnDisco pack. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information. The original researcher is reliable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pegasus Mercury Mail Transport System.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5961 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-2006-5961 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5961 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-669h-fgxw-4hfh.