CVE-2006-0853

Buffer overflow in the IMAP service of TrueNorth Internet Anywhere (IA) eMailserver 5.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SEARCH argument.

Published: 2006-02-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0853 is rated Moderate Risk (55.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.74%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0853

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.10% 2.74% -0.36%
2 2025-03-30 2.33% 3.10% +0.77%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.33% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0853

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0853

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0853

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
truenorth_software ia_emailserver corporate_5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:truenorth_software:ia_emailserver:corporate_5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0853

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