CVE-2006-5487 describes a critical directory traversal vulnerability in Marshal MailMarshal SMTP (versions 5.x, 6.x, 2006) and MailMarshal for Exchange (version 5.x). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write arbitrary files to the system by embedding ".." sequences within filenames in ARJ compressed archives. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:marshal:mailmarshal_smtp:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:marshal:mailmarshal_smtp:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2006CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:marshal:mailmarshal_smtp:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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