7.5high
CVE-2007-4440in critical feed4 exploits
Stack-based buffer overflow in the MercuryS SMTP server in Mercury Mail Transport System, possibly 4.51 and earlier, allows remote attacker…
Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
64.5%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
4
Metasploit · Exploit-DB
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the MercuryS SMTP server in Mercury Mail Transport System, possibly 4.51 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AUTH CRAM-MD5 string. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2006-5961.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
64.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/windows/smtp/mercury_cram_md5 Mercury Mail SMTP AUTH CRAM-MD5 Buffer Overflow · metasploit exploit, great rank · 2007-08-18
- EDB-4301 Mercury/32 Mail SMTPD 4.51 - SMTPD CRAM-MD5 Remote Overflow · remote · 2007-08-22
- EDB-4294 Mercury/32 Mail SMTPD - Remote Stack Overrun (PoC) · dos · 2007-08-18
- EDB-16821 Mercury/32 Mail SMTPD - AUTH CRAM-MD5 Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) · remote · 2010-06-22
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- secunia.com /advisories/26519 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2007-08/0341.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2918 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/4294 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- pmail.com /m32_451.htm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/25357 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/36117 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1018587 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/36299 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2007-4440
- NVD: CVE-2007-4440
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