CVE-2006-6425

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving the APPEND command.

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-2006-6425 is rated High Exploit Risk (89/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.79%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-6425

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16488 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6425

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 76.47% 79.79% +3.32%
2 2025-08-15 75.98% 76.47% +0.49%
3 2025-03-30 — 75.98% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6425

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-2006-6425

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6425

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6425: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6425

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-6425

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-2006-6425

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-2006-6425

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