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High
CVE-2007-3791
Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/log.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Fbranches%2Fv1.8x%2Fsockets.c&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26021
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26649
- http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/diff.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fsockets.c&rev=4&sc=0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35394
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1361
- http://osvdb.org/38091
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=522366
Affected Vendor
policyd
View all reports →Affected Software
policyd
Vulnerable Versions:
1.70, 1.71, 1.72, 1.73, 1.74, 1.75, 1.76, 1.77, 1.78, 1.79, 1.80
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 15th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.