Is CVE-2006-6762 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6762 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6762?

CVE-2006-6762 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6762

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

The IMAP daemon (IMAPD) in Novell NetMail before 3.52e FTF2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via an APPEND command with a single "(" (parenthesis) in the argument.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 1.7% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6745)
Published: December 27, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6745 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / netmail
novell / netmail
novell / netmail
novell / netmail
novell / netmail
novell / netmail

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=455(Patch)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23437(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/944273(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21729(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5134
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/328/3717068_f.SAL_Public.html(Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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