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CVE-2006-0709
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long boundary attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0105.
Published: Feb 15, 2006
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| metamail_corporation | metamail | 2.7.50 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-c93r-p92x-rrc3
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
References (32)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18796 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18987 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19000 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19304
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015654
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16611 Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0565
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:047 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
6.41%
Top 7% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
31.9 / 100
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