Vulnerability in Mercur Messaging
CVE-2006-1255
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.688 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.688 · newest: 0.688 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/23950 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111 (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/19267 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-1255?
- CVE-2006-1255 is a vulnerability in Mercur Messaging. Published 2006-03-19.
- Is CVE-2006-1255 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.