Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Tumbleweed Email Firewall (EMF) allow remote…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Tumbleweed Email Firewall (EMF) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email attachment with an LHA archive that contains a (1) file or (2) directory with a long LHA extended header, (3) an LHA archive in which the "temporary pathname" field for decompressed output is greater than 2 bytes, or (4) an LHA archive with a long filename.
Why it matters now
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:tumbleweed:mailgate_email_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Tumbleweed |
- cpe:2.3:a:tumbleweed:mailgate_email_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Tumbleweed
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3901
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fhm-6c2j-6276
References
More Tumbleweed Mailgate Email Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00473 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall (EMF) 6.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-3901 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3901 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fhm-6c2j-6276 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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