CVE-2006-2806 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.

Published: 2006-06-05

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 5.4% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:james:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-2803	The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05405.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv31-y3dips-2006.txt
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1038
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435278/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18138
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26786

History

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Subscriptions

Apache James

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-06-05T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:06:26.362Z

Reserved: 2006-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2806

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-05T17:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-2806

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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