CVE-2006-0709
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-0709- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-0709- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0716 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0716- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c93r-p92x-rrc3 No score
Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c93r-p92x-rrc3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-0709 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Metamail Corporation Metamail, published February 15, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.41%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in metamail 2.7-45woody.4.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1015654
secunia.com/advisories/18796
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24702
wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:047
debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.html
securityfocus.com/bid/16611
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0565
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0709
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c93r-p92x-rrc3