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CVE-2006-4379 (GCVE-0-2006-4379)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-09-08 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:06
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Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SMTP Daemon in Ipswitch Collaboration 2006 Suite Premium and Standard Editions, IMail, IMail Plus, and IMail Secure allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string located after an '@' character and before a ':' character.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2006-09-06 00:00
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