Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2502

Public exploit exists!
Stack-based buffer overflow in pop3d in Cyrus IMAPD (cyrus-imapd) 2.3.2, when the popsubfolders option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER command.
Published 2006-05-22 16:06:00
Updated 2017-07-20 01:31:32
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2502

EPSS FAQ
89.01%
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-2006-2502

  • Cyrus IMAPD pop3d popsubfolders USER Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2006-05-21
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/linux/pop3/cyrus_pop3d_popsubfolders
    This exploit takes advantage of a stack based overflow. Once the stack corruption has occurred it is possible to overwrite a pointer which is later used for a memcpy. This gives us a write anything anywhere condition similar to a format string vulnerability.

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2502

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.1
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.9
6.4
 NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-2502

  • Red Hat 2006-08-30
    Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of cyrus-imapd distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

References for CVE-2006-2502

Products affected by CVE-2006-2502

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