Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache James Mail Server 2.2.0
CVE-2006-2806

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
James
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2006

What is CVE-2006-2806?

The SMTP server in Apache James Mail Server version 2.2.0 is susceptible to a denial of service attack, allowing remote attackers to induce significant CPU consumption through the submission of excessively long arguments within the MAIL command. This can lead to performance degradation and service interruption for users, resulting in potential downtime or diminished user experience.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435278/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv31-y3dips-2006.txt
x_refsource_MISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26786
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2006-2806 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache James Mail Server 2.2.0