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    CVE-2007-2958

    Format string vulnerability in the inc_put_error function in src/inc.c in Sylpheed 2.4.4, and Sylpheed-Claws (Claws Mail) 1.9.100 and 2.10.0, allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in crafted replies.

    Published:Aug 23, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 27, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.04516
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sylpheed
    Product
    Sylpheed
    Vendor
    Sylpheed-claws
    Product
    Sylpheed-claws

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2007-1267 (CVSS 5) — Sylpheed 2.2.7 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents …
    CVE-2006-2920 (CVSS 2.6) — Sylpheed-Claws before 2.2.2 and Sylpheed before 2.2.6 allow remote attackers to bypass the URI check functiona…
    CVE-2005-3354 (CVSS 5.1) — Stack-based buffer overflow in the ldif_get_line function in ldif.c of Sylpheed before 2.1.6 allows user-assis…
    CVE-2005-0926 (CVSS 5.1) — Buffer overflow in Sylpheed before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and poss…
    CVE-2005-0667 (CVSS 5.1) — Buffer overflow in Sylpheed before 1.0.3 and other versions before 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to execute ar…
    CVE-2003-0852 (CVSS 5) — Format string vulnerability in send_message.c for Sylpheed-claws 0.9.4 through 0.9.6 allows remote SMTP server…

    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190104
    http://osvdb.org/40184
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26550
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26610
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27229
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27379
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-70/advisory/
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25430
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2971
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=254121
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36238
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00077.html
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190104
    http://osvdb.org/40184
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26550
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26610
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27229
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27379
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-70/advisory/
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25430
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2971
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=254121
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36238
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00077.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High