CVE-2006-0709: metamail_corporation metamail
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-0709 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in metamail_corporation metamail. EPSS estimates a 6.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 15-02-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long boundary attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0105.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
6.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.41% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- metamail< 2.7-45woody.4 | < 2.7-47sarge1
Metamail_corporation1 product
- metamail2.7.50
2 vendors · 2 products
References
16 links
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482X Refsource CONFIRM