CVE-2006-1255 Information

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) LOGIN or (2) SELECT command a different set of attack vectors and possibly a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1177.

Reference

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1111 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Mar/1167 http://secunia.com/advisories/19267 http://www.osvdb.org/23950 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17138 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0977 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25290