Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-1255

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2006-03-19 01:02:00
Updated 2017-07-20 01:30:27
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2006-1255

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1255

EPSS FAQ
89.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2006-1255

  • Mercur Messaging 2005 IMAP Login Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2006-03-17
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/imap/mercur_login
    This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Atrium Mercur IMAP 5.0 SP3. Since the room for shellcode is small, using the reverse ordinal payloads yields the best results. Authors: - MC <mc@metasploit.com>
  • Mercur v5.0 IMAP SP3 SELECT Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2006-03-17
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/imap/mercur_imap_select_overflow
    Mercur v5.0 IMAP server is prone to a remotely exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly bounds check user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed size memory buffer. Credit to

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-1255

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
 NIST

References for CVE-2006-1255

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