CVE-2006-6423
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2006-6423- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.
- Record
CVE-2006-6423- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6406 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6406- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff9v-9xjv-cj27 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service for MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Edition 2.0 through 2.35, Professional Edition 1.6 through 1.84, and Enterprise Edition 1.1 through 1.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a pre-authentication command followed by a crafted parameter and a long string, as addressed by the ME-10025 hotfix.
- Record
GHSA-ff9v-9xjv-cj27- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MailEnable IMAPD Professional (2.35) - Login Request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-04-30 |
| Exploit-DB | MailEnable IMAPD Enterprise 2.32 < 2.34 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-02-16 |
| Exploit-DB | MailEnable IMAPD Professional 2.35 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2007-02-16 |
| Metasploit | MailEnable IMAPD (2.34/2.35) Login Request Buffer Overflow | 2006-12-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6423 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mailenable Enterprise, published December 12, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-73/advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/2022
securityfocus.com/bid/21492
mailenable.com/hotfix
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30796
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6423
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ff9v-9xjv-cj27