VDB-33363 · CVE-2006-6024 · BID 21095

Qualcomm Eudora Worldmail 6.1.22.0 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Eudora Worldmail 6.1.22.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6024. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm Eudora Worldmail 6.1.22.0 (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in Eudora Worldmail, possibly Worldmail 3 version 6.1.22.0, have unknown impact and attack vectors, as demonstrated by the (1) "Eudora WorldMail stack overflow" and (2) "Eudora WorldMail heap overflow" modules in VulnDisco Pack. NOTE: Some of these details are obtained from third party information. As of 20061118, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

The weakness was presented 11/21/2006 with GLEG Ltd. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6024 since 11/21/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 21095†), Secunia (SA22832†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17028†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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04/28/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: GLEG Ltd.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33363
SecurityFocus: 21095 - Eudora WorldMail Server Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 22832 - Eudora WorldMail Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 17028 - Eudora Worldmail Buffer Overflow Unspecified Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/28/2026 01:48
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (48), 01/21/2019 09:57 (13), 04/03/2025 21:25 (16), 04/28/2026 01:48 (12)
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