CVE-2006-6024 (GCVE-0-2006-6024)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-11-21 23:00 – Updated: 2025-04-03 15:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in Eudora Worldmail, possibly Worldmail 3 version 6.1.22.0, have unknown impact and attack vectors, as demonstrated by the (1) "Eudora WorldMail stack overflow" and (2) "Eudora WorldMail heap overflow" modules in VulnDisco Pack. NOTE: Some of these details are obtained from third party information. As of 20061118, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-03 15:52 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
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|---|---|
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/22832 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2006-11-15 00:00
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