CVE-2006-0559 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the domain name portion of a destination address, which are not properly handled when a bounce message is constructed.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mcafee	Webshield Smtp

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:webshield_smtp:*:mr2_patch:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19491
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/671
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015861
http://www.osvdb.org/24366
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-04T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.887Z

Reserved: 2006-02-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-0559

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-04-04T14:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-0559

Redhat

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