CVE-2006-2502: cyrus imapd
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-2502 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in cyrus imapd. EPSS estimates a 53.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 6 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 22-05-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in pop3d in Cyrus IMAPD (cyrus-imapd) 2.3.2, when the popsubfolders option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER command.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
53.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 53.33% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
6 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)
Maturity: unknown
Cyrus IMAPD - pop3d popsubfolders USER Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Show all 6 exploits
Cyrus IMAPD 2.3.2 - 'pop3d' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)
Maturity: weaponized
Cyrus IMAPD 2.3.2 - 'pop3d' Remote Buffer Overflow (3)
Maturity: weaponized
Cyrus IMAPD pop3d popsubfolders USER Buffer Overflow
exploit/linux/pop3/cyrus_pop3d_popsubfolders
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Cyrus1 product
- imapd2.3.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0527.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCExploit