CVE-2006-5551 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in QK SMTP 3.01 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the RCPT TO command.

Published: 2006-10-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 48.6% 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:qksoft:qk_smtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.48601.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22563
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20681
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4169
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2625

History

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Subscriptions

Qksoft Qk Smtp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-10-26T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:53.166Z

Reserved: 2006-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5551

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-26T17:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5551

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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