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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-0709 · published 15 February 2006

CVE-2006-0709: Metamail corporation metamail vulnerability

Metamail Corporation · Metamail

Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long boundary attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0105.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.4% · top 6.5%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
32References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Metamail 2.7-50 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with a long boundary attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0105.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482
http://secunia.com/advisories/18796 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18987 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19000 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
http://secunia.com/advisories/19226
http://secunia.com/advisories/19304
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015654
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16611 ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0565
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:047 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24702
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352482
http://secunia.com/advisories/18796 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18987 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19000 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
http://secunia.com/advisories/19226
http://secunia.com/advisories/19304
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015654
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-995
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-16.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0217.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16611 ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0565
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:047 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24702

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-0709), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.