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High
CVE-2007-5740
The format string protection mechanism in IMAPD for Perdition Mail...
Vulnerability 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.
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://secunia.com/advisories/27520
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883
- http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml
- http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27458
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270
Affected Vendor
vergenet
View all reports →Affected Software
perdition mail retrieval proxy
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 31st, 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.