CVE-2006-0631 json
CRLF injection vulnerability in mailback.pl in Erik C.
published 2006-02-10 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0638
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
CRLF injection vulnerability in mailback.pl in Erik C. Thauvin mailback allows remote attackers to use mailback as a "spam proxy" by modifying mail headers, including recipient e-mail addresses, via newline characters in the Subject field.
Patch / fix
- osvdb.org/22955 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/18748 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2006/Feb/0154.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
osvdb.org
/22955
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18748
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
seclists.org
/lists/bugtraq/2006/Feb/0154.html
mailing-list, exploit
-
seclists.org
/lists/bugtraq/2006/Feb/0094.html
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/24540
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0459
vdb-entry
- vc.thauvin.net /cvs/cgi/mailback/mailback.pl?view=log
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-0631
- NVD CVE-2006-0631
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