CVE-2009-3838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

Published: 2009-11-02

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 23.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.41:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.51:::::::*

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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 0.23355.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/59261
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933

History

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Subscriptions

Pmail Pegasus Mail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:30.352Z

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

Link: CVE-2009-3838

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-02T15:30:00.953

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

Link: CVE-2009-3838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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