CVE-2007-5740

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2007-10-31

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected products

• Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy (Vergenet)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27458
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27520
• http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
• http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883
• http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184