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CVE-2006-6762

Published: Dec 27, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
4.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 26.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via an APPEND command with a single "(" (parenthesis) in the argument.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

novell
commercial·USaka suse novell, novell suse
netmailOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=455
labs.idefense.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437
secunia.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/944273
kb.cert.org
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