TI-2006-02433 Aliases CVE-2006-2502 GHSA-vqvc-vrx3-5hgj

Stack-based buffer overflow in pop3d in Cyrus IMAPD (cyrus-imapd) 2.3.2, when the…

MEDIUM 55Published 2006-05-22 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in pop3d in Cyrus IMAPD (cyrus-imapd) 2.3.2, when the popsubfolders option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long USER command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.53333 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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:cyrus:imapd:2.3.2:::::::*	2.3.2	Vulnerable	Cyrus

cpe:2.3:a:cyrus:imapd:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Cyrus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2502
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqvc-vrx3-5hgj

References

Exploit 1

20060521 Cyrus IMAPD pop3d remote compromise aka cyrusFUCK3d

Other 1

ADV-2006-1891

TI-2005-00502 Multiple buffer overflows in Cyrus IMAPd before 2.2.11 may allow attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2011-02982 imap/nntpd.c in the NNTP server (nntpd) for Cyrus IMAPd 2.4.x before 2.4.12 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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