CVE-2006-4658
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPanda Platinum Internet Security 2006 10.02.01 and 2007 11.00.00 uses sequential message numbers in generated URLs that are not filtered if the user replies to a message, which might allow remote attackers to determine mail usage patterns.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePanda Platinum Internet Security's email component generates URLs containing sequential message numbers. When users reply to messages, these sequential IDs are exposed/unfiltered in the URL, allowing remote attackers to potentially enumerate and track email usage patterns through predictable message numbering.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2006_10.02.01= 2007_11.00.00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Panda Platinum Internet Security installationCheck program files for Panda Platinum Internet Security folder or check Add/Remove Programs for the application entryAffected if Application is present and version matches 2006_10.02.01 or 2007_11.00.00
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Confirm installed version numberOpen the application UI and navigate to Help > About, or check the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Panda Software\Setup for the Version valueAffected if Version equals 2006_10.02.01 or 2007_11.00.00 specifically
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Check if email protection component is activeOpen Panda main interface and verify that the Email Protection or Mail Scanning module is enabled and runningAffected if Email protection component is enabled and the version is one of the affected builds
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Inspect email URL patterns (if accessible)Monitor or review email-related URLs generated when using the Reply function in the Panda email scanning interfaceAffected if URLs contain sequential numeric identifiers that increment predictably (e.g., message=1, message=2, message=3)
User is affected if Panda Platinum Internet Security version 2006_10.02.01 or 2007_11.00.00 is installed with the email protection component enabled, and email-related URLs expose sequential message IDs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a supported version of Panda security software; if unsupported, implement web application firewall rules to detect and block anomalous URL patterns and monitor for sequential URL access attempts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2006-4658 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data