CVE-2006-2502 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 53.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in pop3d in Cyrus IMAPD (cyrus-imapd) 2.3.2, when the popsubfolders option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 53.33% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cyrus | imapd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cyrus IMAPD - pop3d popsubfolders USER Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-04-30 |
| exploit-db | Cyrus IMAPD 2.3.2 - 'pop3d' Remote Buffer Overflow (3) | 2006-08-14 |
| exploit-db | Cyrus IMAPD 2.3.2 - 'pop3d' Remote Buffer Overflow (1) | 2006-05-21 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0527.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016131
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18056
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1891
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26578
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0527.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016131
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18056
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1891
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26578
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