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CVE-2006-2308

Published: Jun 2, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IMAP service in EServ/3 3.25 allows remote authenticated users to read other user's email messages, create/rename arbitrary directories on the system, and delete empty directories via directory traversal sequences in the (1) CREATE, (2) SELECT, (3) DELETE, (4) RENAME, (5) COPY or (6) APPEND commands.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

On-prem

Communications / email-server-client

etype Communicationsaka etype eserv

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20059

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1006

securityreason.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26738

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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Timeline

Published

Jun 2, 2006

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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