CVE-2007-5740

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5740
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-10-31 16:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vergenet Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1398-1 perdition af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Perdition: ChangLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vergenet.net
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Perdition Format String Bug in IMAP Proxy Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Perdition IMAP Server Format String Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for perdition - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
404 - Page not found! - SEC Consult af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sec-consult.com
Perdition IMAPD __STR_VWRITE Remote Format String Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690283 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for perdition (617a4021-8bf0-11dc-bffa-0016179b2dd5)

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