CVE-2004-2513 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the IMAP service of Mercury (Pegasus) Mail 4.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SELECT command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.78% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pmail | pegasus |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mercury/32 Mail Server 3.32 < 4.51 - SMTP EIP Overwrite | 2007-08-26 |
| exploit-db | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01a - 'check' Buffer Overflow | 2004-12-01 |
| exploit-db | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (2) | 2004-12-01 |
| exploit-db | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (1) | 2004-11-30 |
| exploit-db | Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (3) | 2004-11-29 |
References
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