CVE-2006-1255 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) LOGIN or (2) SELECT command, a different set of attack vectors and possibly a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1177

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Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) LOGIN or (2) SELECT command, a different set of attack vectors and possibly a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1177

Published Mar 19, 2006

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 68.77%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) LOGIN or (2) SELECT command, a different set of attack vectors and possibly a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1177.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (7)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/19267
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23950
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/19267		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23950		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 19, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Mar 18, 2006

Link CVE-2006-1255

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-1255

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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