CVE-2006-2646

Exp

Buffer overflow in Alt-N MDaemon, possibly 9.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long A0001 argument that begins with a '"' (double quote).

Published: 2006-05-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2646 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.47%, 90th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2646

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
27914 exploit_db edb 2006-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2646

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 4.97% 4.47% -0.51%
2 2025-03-30 7.84% 4.97% -2.87%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.84% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2646

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2646

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2646

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alt-n mdaemon 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 2.8.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:2.8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.1_beta cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.1_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.4:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.4:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 3.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 6.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:6.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 8.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 8.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alt-n mdaemon 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alt-n:mdaemon:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2646

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