CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4057

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the preview_create function in gui.cpp in Mitch Murray Eremove 1.4. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large email attachment.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can lead to denial of service or remote code execution, posing a risk of system compromise and data confidentiality loss.

Recommendation

Update Eremove to the latest version if available, or restrict processing of email attachments to trusted sources. Consider implementing additional filtering mechanisms for large attachments.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the preview_create function in gui.cpp in Mitch Murray Eremove 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a large email attachment.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS