CVE-2006-0853 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the IMAP service of TrueNorth Internet Anywhere (IA) eMailserver version 5.3.4. An authenticated remote attacker can trigger this flaw by submitting an excessively long SEARCH argument, leading to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring authentication but having low attack complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
corporate_5.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:truenorth_software:ia_emailserver:corporate_5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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