First published: Mon Jun 05 2006(Updated: )
The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long argument to the MAIL command.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Apache James | =2.2.0 |
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The severity of CVE-2006-2806 is classified as high due to its potential for denial of service attacks.
To fix CVE-2006-2806, upgrade to a newer version of Apache James that is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2006-2806 allows remote attackers to launch a denial of service attack by causing high CPU consumption.
Apache James version 2.2.0 is the specific affected version associated with CVE-2006-2806.
Yes, CVE-2006-2806 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted long argument to the MAIL command.