CVE-2006-2346 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

vpopmail 5.4.14 and 5.4.15, with cleartext passwords enabled, allows remote attackers to authenticate to an account that does not have a cleartext password set by using a blank password to (1) SMTP AUTH or (2) APOP.

Published: 2006-05-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_\(vchkpw\):5.4.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail_\(vchkpw\):5.4.15:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2347	vpopmail 5.4.14 and 5.4.15, with cleartext passwords enabled, allows remote attackers to authenticate to an account that does not have a cleartext password set by using a blank password to (1) SMTP AUTH or (2) APOP.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.012.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19987
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=415350
http://www.osvdb.org/25445
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17894
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1698
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26333

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Inter7 Vpopmail \(vchkpw\)

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-12T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:29.322Z

Reserved: 2006-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2346

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-12T17:06:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-2346

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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