CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2646

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Alt-N MDaemon, possibly version 9.0.1 and earlier. A remote attacker can exploit a long A0001 argument starting with a double quote (") to execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes potential remote takeover of the mail server, which could lead to data theft, service disruption, or further attacks on the internal network.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update MDaemon to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. If an update is not possible, restrict server access to trusted IP addresses only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Alt-N MDaemon, possibly 9.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long A0001 argument that begins with a '"' (double quote).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS