CVE-2007-5740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24314.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Vergenet	Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vergenet:perdition_mail_retrieval_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1398-1	New perdition packages fix arbitrary code execution

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27458
http://secunia.com/advisories/27520
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883
http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-31T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:39:13.796Z

Reserved: 2007-10-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-5740

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-10-31T16:46:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-5740

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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