CVE-2006-6424

N/A Unknown
Published: December 27, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (1) by appending literals to certain IMAP verbs when specifying command continuation requests to IMAPD, resulting in a heap overflow; and (2) via crafted arguments to the STOR command to the Network Messaging Application Protocol (NMAP) daemon, resulting in a stack overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2081
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-48-advisory.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/381161
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/912505
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455201/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455202/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21724
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21725
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5134
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-052.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-053.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2081
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-48-advisory.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/381161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/912505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455201/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455202/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21725
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
69.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

novell