CVE-2006-1338: Medium severity MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise vulnerability

Published Mar 21, 2006
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Updated

Webmail in MailEnable Professional Edition before 1.73 and Enterprise Edition before 1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors involving "incorrectly encoded quoted-printable emails".

Affected Software

21 affected components
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.1
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.52
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.04
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.17
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.18
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.7
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.71
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.5
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.72
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.02
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.19
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.01
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.2a
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.51
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.54
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.2
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.00
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.53
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.03
MailEnable MailEnable Professional=1.6
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise=1.2

Remediation

Event History

Mar 21, 2006
CVE Published
02:06 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1338?

The severity of CVE-2006-1338 is considered to be moderate due to its potential to cause denial of service through high CPU consumption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-1338?

To fix CVE-2006-1338, upgrade to MailEnable Professional Edition version 1.73 or later or Enterprise Edition version 1.21 or later.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2006-1338?

CVE-2006-1338 affects MailEnable Professional Editions before 1.73 and Enterprise Editions before 1.21.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2006-1338 enable?

CVE-2006-1338 enables remote attackers to execute denial of service attacks by causing excessive CPU consumption with specially crafted emails.

5

Are there known exploits for CVE-2006-1338?

Yes, there are known exploits for CVE-2006-1338 that leverage incorrectly encoded quoted-printable emails.

Contact

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