CVE-2006-4616: Medium severity mailenable mailenable standard vulnerability

Published Sep 7, 2006
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Updated

SMTP service in MailEnable Standard, Professional, and Enterprise before ME-10014 (20060904) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an SPF lookup for a domain with a large number of records, which triggers a null pointer exception.

Affected Software

3 affected components
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise
MailEnable MailEnable Professional
MailEnable MailEnable Standard

Event History

Sep 7, 2006
CVE Published
12:04 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4616?

CVE-2006-4616 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can impact the availability of MailEnable services.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-4616?

To address CVE-2006-4616, ensure that you upgrade to the latest version of MailEnable that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

3

Which versions of MailEnable are affected by CVE-2006-4616?

CVE-2006-4616 affects MailEnable Standard, Professional, and Enterprise versions before ME-10014 (20060904).

4

What type of attack does CVE-2006-4616 allow?

CVE-2006-4616 allows remote attackers to perform denial of service attacks via an SPF lookup with numerous records.

5

Can CVE-2006-4616 lead to data loss?

CVE-2006-4616 primarily causes denial of service, which may disrupt service but does not directly cause data loss.

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