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CVE-2006-2414

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2414 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Dovecot 1.0 beta and 1.0, allowing remote attackers to list files and directories within the mbox parent directory and obtain mailbox names. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 5.0, is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0_beta2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0_beta3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0_beta7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:timo_sirainen:dovecot:1.0_beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0239 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-2414

CVE-2006-2414

References

dovecot.org / list/dovecot-cvs/2006-May/005563.html
secunia.com / advisories/20308
secunia.com / advisories/20315
securityreason.com / securityalert/913
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26536
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1080
dovecot.org / list/dovecot-news/2006-May/000006.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/433878/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17961
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2013