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
Published Apr 4, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.06%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.06% (0.06060) | 93.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.08% (0.06075) | 92.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.57% (0.19570) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.88% (0.22881) | 93.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.57% (0.19570) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 55.73% (0.55725) | 97.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 57.37% (0.57374) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 72.57% (0.72570) | 98.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 77.63% (0.77626) | 98.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 81.79% (0.81786) | 97.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 93.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 82.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19491 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015861 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/24366 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19491 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/671 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015861 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/24366 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.