TI-2006-00543 Aliases CVE-2006-0559 GHSA-qm5x-8jpf-99pq

Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier…

MEDIUM 52Published 2006-04-04 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the SMTP server for McAfee WebShield 4.5 MR2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the domain name portion of a destination address, which are not properly handled when a bounce message is constructed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0606 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:webshield_smtp::mr2_patch::::::*	up to 4.5	Vulnerable	McAfee

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:webshield_smtp:*:mr2_patch:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.5 Vulnerable ·McAfee

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0559
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm5x-8jpf-99pq

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

TI-2001-01408 Buffer overflow in the (1) smap/smapd and (2) CSMAP daemons for Gauntlet Firewall 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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