CVE - CVE-2006-0559

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-0559	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the domain name portion of a destination address, which are not properly handled when a bounce message is constructed.
References
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BID:16742 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742 BUGTRAQ:20060404 SYMSA-2006-002: McAfee WebShield SMTP Format String Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded OSVDB:24366 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/24366~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1015861 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015861 SECUNIA:19491 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/19491 SREASON:671 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/671 VUPEN:ADV-2006-1219 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219~~ (Obsolete source) XF:webshield-smtp-format-string(25621) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060206	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060206)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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