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CVE-2007-5740in critical feed1 exploit

The format string protection mechanism in IMAPD for Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy 1.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbi…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
12.4%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The format string protection mechanism in IMAPD for Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy 1.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an IMAP tag with a null byte followed by a format string specifier, which is not counted by the mechanism.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

12.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-30724 Perdition 1.17 - IMAPD __STR_VWRITE Remote Format String · dos · 2007-10-31

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/27520 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018883 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vergenet.net /linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sec-consult.com /300.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2007/dsa-1398 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/27458 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/38184 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/3677 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/26270 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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