CVE-2006-6290 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users can trigger stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP module to execute arbitrary code or crash the MailEnable server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6290?
CVE-2006-6290 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP module (MEIMAPS.EXE) in MailEnable Professional 1.6 through 1.82 and 2.0 through 2.33, and MailEnable Enterprise 1.1 through 1.30 and 2.0 through 2.33 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) EXAMINE or (2) SELECT command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6290?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable Enterprise, Mailenable Mailenable Professional.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6290 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-2006-6290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m787-cgv8-8rf3.