CVE-2007-5740

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    CVE-2007-5740

    Published: 31 Oct 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/27458, http://secunia.com/advisories/27520, http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html, 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, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184

    Affected packages

    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