Description
Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published: 2007-07-15
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 4.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1361-1 New postfix-policyd packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-3775 Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:28:52.425Z

Reserved: 2007-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3791

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-15T23:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-3791

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