CVE-2009-3837 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Eureka Email 2.2q allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

Published: 2009-11-02

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 75.2% High

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eureka-email:eureka_email:2.2q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.75174.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/59262
http://secunia.com/advisories/37132
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/eurekamc-dos.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507376/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508126/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3025
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53940

History

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Subscriptions

Eureka-email Eureka Email

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-02T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:30.475Z

Reserved: 2009-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3837

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-02T15:30:00.937

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

Link: CVE-2009-3837

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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