# CVE-2006-6997: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Weak cryptography in MailEnable mail server allows attackers to bypass authentication security mechanisms.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vr3m-9j68-v7pq

## What is CVE-2006-6997?

CVE-2006-6997 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2007. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in a cryptographic feature in MailEnable Standard Edition before 1.93, Professional Edition before 1.73, and Enterprise Edition before 1.21 leads to "weakened authentication security" with unknown impact and attack vectors.  NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear whether this is the same as CVE-2006-1792.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6997?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mailenable Mailenable Enterprise, Mailenable Mailenable Standard.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6605/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6423/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1792/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5176/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2006-5177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5177/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6997 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6997 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2007. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6997 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-2006-6997/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6997/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6997
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6997
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6997

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6997/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.