CVE-2006-0027 — Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange allows remote attackers to execu

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with crafted (1) vCal or (2) iCal Calendar properties.

01What is this vulnerability?

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via e-mail messages with crafted (1) vCal or (2) iCal Calendar properties.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2006-05-09T22:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-07T16:18:20.726Z

09References

• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1016048
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-01…
• www.osvdb.org — http://www.osvdb.org/25338
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-129A.html
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/20029
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25556
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1743
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17908
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/303452