CVE-2009-3838
N/A
Published: November 2, 2009 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPegasus Mail
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txtMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.phpQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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