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6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-6290
MailEnable IMAP Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP module (MEIMAPS.EXE) in MailEnable Professional 1.6 through 1.82 and 2.0 through 2.33, and MailEnable Enterprise 1.1 through 1.30 and 2.0 through 2.33 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) EXAMINE or (2) SELECT command.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2006, 11:28 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6290 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mailenable mailenable_enterprise
2 Mailenable mailenable_professional
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Apply Hotfix ME-10021. Note that ME-10020 was initially listed as a solution, but it turns out to be only a partial fix. Affected users should apply ME-10021 to fully address the issue.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6290.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23047
http://secunia.com/advisories/23080
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-71/advisory/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017276
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017319
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/ Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453118/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21362
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4673
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4778
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30614
http://secunia.com/advisories/23047
http://secunia.com/advisories/23080
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-71/advisory/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017276
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017319
http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/ Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453118/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21362
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4673
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4778
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30614
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6290 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6290 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6290 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6290 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23047
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23080
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-71/advisory/
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017276
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017319
    Added Reference http://www.mailenable.com/hotfix/
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453118/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21362
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4673
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4778
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30614
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/453118/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453118/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30614 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30614 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.08 }} -0.10%

score

0.83212

percentile