CVE-2006-0559 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the domain name portion of a destination address, which are not properly handled when a bounce message is constructed.

Published: 2006-04-04

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 19.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:webshield_smtp:*:mr2_patch:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19529.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19491
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/671
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015861
http://www.osvdb.org/24366
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Webshield Smtp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-04T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.887Z

Reserved: 2006-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0559

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-04T14:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0559

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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