CVE-2007-5740
N/A
Published: October 31, 2007 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPerdition Mail Retrieval Proxy
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.17
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27458Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27520Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-134
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