CVE-2006-6424

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code (1) by appending literals to certain IMAP verbs when specifying command continuation requests to IMAPD, resulting in a heap overflow; and (2) via crafted arguments to the STOR command to the Network Messaging Application Protocol (NMAP) daemon, resulting in a stack overflow.

Published: 2006-12-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6424 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.21%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2006-6424

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16813 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6424

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 2026-02-26 66.59% 69.21% +2.62%
2 2026-01-20 62.00% 66.59% +4.60%
3 2025-11-29 — 62.00% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6424

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6424

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6424

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6424: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6424

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-6424

Solution: Successful exploitation requires a valid user account. This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: Novell, NetMail, 3.52e FTF2

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6424

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netmail <= 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:*:e-ftfl:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.0.3a cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.0.3a:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.0.3a cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.0.3a:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.1:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:e:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:g:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.10:h:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6424

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2081
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017437 Patch
http://www.cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-48-advisory.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/381161 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/912505 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455201/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455202/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21724
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21725
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5134
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-052.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-053.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/134/3096026_f.SAL_Public.html Patch
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