CVE-2006-1255

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 68.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-03-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) LOGIN or (2) SELECT command, a different set of attack vectors and possibly a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1177.

Affected products

Mercur Messaging: through 2005_5.0_sp3

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167
http://secunia.com/advisories/19267
http://www.osvdb.org/23950
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167
http://secunia.com/advisories/19267
http://www.osvdb.org/23950
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138

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