CVE-2006-0559 (GCVE-0-2006-0559)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-04-04 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:41
VLAI?
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the domain name portion of a destination address, which are not properly handled when a bounce message is constructed.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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