Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6416
CVE-2017-6416
Description
An issue was discovered in SysGauge 1.5.18. A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMTP connection verification leads to arbitrary code execution. The attack vector is a crafted SMTP daemon that sends a long 220 (aka "Service ready") string.
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References
2- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41479/nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96568nvd
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