CVE-2006-1255

critical

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138

http://www.osvdb.org/23950

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-03-19

Updated: 2017-07-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical