CVE-2006-7040 describes an unspecified vulnerability in MERCUR Messaging 2005 prior to Service Pack 4, where a remote attacker can trigger a denial of service by sending a TOP command to the POP3 service, causing the application to crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication required, leading to a complete loss of availability. Despite its high severity, there is no known exploit code available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited or widely recognized.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0_sp3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_messaging_2005:5.0_sp3:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0_sp3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_messaging_2005:5.0_sp3:*:lite:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0_sp3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atrium_software:mercur_messaging_2005:5.0_sp3:*:standard:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.