# CVE-2006-6940: Buffer overflow in the ParseHeader function in clsOWA.cls in POP3/SMTP to OWA (pop2owa) 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-01-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the ParseHeader function in clsOWA.cls in POP3/SMTP to OWA (pop2owa) 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long header in an e-mail message.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0160
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=473941&group_id=152204
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1621688&group_id=152204&atid=783596

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