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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…
High10.0EPSS 68.8%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 68.8% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (7)
- ADV-2006-0977 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23950 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- mercur-imap-bo(25290) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060316 Mercur IMAPD 5.0 SP3 DoS Exploit or more? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20060316 Re: Mercur IMAPD 5.0 SP3 DoS Exploit or more? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 19267 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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