CVE-2006-6761

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 a long argument to the SUBSCRIBE 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-2006-6761 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 58.70%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.33% 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-2006-6761

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16478 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6761

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 2026-05-09 56.36% 58.70% +2.33%
2 2026-03-12 57.44% 56.36% -1.07%
3 2026-01-20 — 57.44% —

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6761

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-2006-6761

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6761

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6761: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6761

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-6761

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: Novell, NetMail, 3.52e FTF2

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6761

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netmail 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:netmail:3.5.2:e-ftfl:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6761

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