CVE-2025-42599

Published Apr 18, 2025

Last updated 16 days ago

Active! mail

Qualitia

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-42599 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in Active! mail 6 BuildInfo version 6.60.05008561 and earlier. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker sending a specially crafted request. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Description: Active! mail 6 BuildInfo: 6.60.05008561 and earlier contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Receiving a specially crafted request created and sent by a remote unauthenticated attacker may lead to arbitrary code execution and/or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Qualitia Active! Mail Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Apr 28, 2025
Exploit action due: May 19, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

vultures@jpcert.or.jp: CWE-121

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:qualitia:active\\!_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "FEDBA20F-0447-4160-A33C-9AA85CE37B59",
            "versionEndExcluding": "6.60.05008562"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.