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CVE-2006-4245

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

8.1 HighFix available

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.92%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

Record
CVE-2006-4245
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

Record
CVE-2006-4245
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4235 No score

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

Record
EUVD-2006-4235
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpj6-mr3p-wcrr 8.1

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

archivemail 0.6.2 uses temporary files insecurely leading to a possible race condition.

Record
GHSA-xpj6-mr3p-wcrr
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10019-1 No score

archivemail-0.9.0-9.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the archivemail-0.9.0-9.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10019-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
archivemail
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.9.0-9.2
0.9.0-9.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-4245 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Archivemail, published November 6, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in archivemail 0.9.0-9.2.

References

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