CVE-2006-6762 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the Novell NetMail IMAP daemon by sending a malformed APPEND command, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2006-6762?
CVE-2006-6762 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via an APPEND command with a single "(" (parenthesis) in the argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Netmail.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-6762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pc55-788h-qcqc.