FKIE_CVE-2006-0559

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-04-04 14:04 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19491Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/671
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015861
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/24366
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19491Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/671
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015861
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/24366
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429812/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16742Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1219
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25621
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mcafee webshield_smtp *
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