CVE-2006-6940 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the ParseHeader function of POP3/SMTP to OWA (pop2owa) version 1.1.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long e-mail header. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owa:owa:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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