CVE-2006-1255 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) LOGIN or (2) SELECT command, a different set of attack vectors and possibly a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1177.

Published: 2006-03-19

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 86.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mercur:mercur_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 0.86521.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167
http://secunia.com/advisories/19267
http://www.osvdb.org/23950
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290

History

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Subscriptions

Mercur Mercur Messaging

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-19T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:03:28.591Z

Reserved: 2006-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1255

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-19T01:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-1255

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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