Is CVE-2006-6605 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6605 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6605?

CVE-2006-6605 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2006-6605?

Patch guidance is available from mailenable security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-6605.

CVE-2006-6605 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-6605?

5 products: mailenable mailenable enterprise, mailenable mailenable enterprise, mailenable mailenable professional, mailenable mailenable professional, mailenable mailenable standard.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the POP service in MailEnable Standard 1.98 and earlier; Professional 1.84, and 2.35 and earlier; and Enterprise 1.41, and 2.35 and earlier before ME-10026 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the PASS command.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MAILENABLE
Published: 12/19/2006
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

mailenable : mailenable_enterprisemailenable : mailenable_enterprisemailenable : mailenable_professionalmailenable : mailenable_professionalmailenable : mailenable_standard

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD