HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0537

Exchange Pop3 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
40.8%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the POP3 server in Kinesphere Corporation eXchange before 5.0.060125 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long RCPT TO argument.
Affected vendor
Kinesphere Corporation
Affected product
Exchange Pop3
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-02-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 40.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0537

  • Confirm whether Kinesphere Corporation Exchange Pop3 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0537.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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