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Status published
Critical
CVE-2009-3838
Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly...
Vulnerability 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.
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
- http://osvdb.org/59261
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.41, 4.51
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 2nd, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.