# CVE-2006-6024: Memory corruption in n/a

> Buffer overflows in Eudora Worldmail allow attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via unspecified vectors.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2006
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-578v-gp2f-f247

## What is CVE-2006-6024?

CVE-2006-6024 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in Eudora Worldmail, possibly Worldmail 3 version 6.1.22.0, have unknown impact and attack vectors, as demonstrated by the (1) "Eudora WorldMail stack overflow" and (2) "Eudora WorldMail heap overflow" modules in VulnDisco Pack.  NOTE: Some of these details are obtained from third party information. As of 20061118, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6024?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qualcomm Eudora Worldmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-10031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10031/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-6025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6025/): QUALCOMM Eudora WorldMail 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack. (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0637/): Buffer overflow in cram.dll in QUALCOMM Eudora WorldMail 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an IMAP APPEND command wi (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6024 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6024 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-2006-6024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6024/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.