CVE-2007-5740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2007-10-31

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 25.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vergenet:perdition_mail_retrieval_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1398-1	New perdition packages fix arbitrary code execution

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25465.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vergenet Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-31T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:39:13.796Z

Reserved: 2007-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5740

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-31T16:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5740

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-134

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