THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-0559
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0559

Webshield Smtp vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
6.1%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the domain name portion of a destination address, which are not properly handled when a bounce message is constructed.
Affected vendor
Mcafee
Affected product
Webshield Smtp
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2006-04-04

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0559

  • Confirm whether Mcafee Webshield Smtp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0559.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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