CVE-2007-5740 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.38% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-10-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vergenet | perdition mail retrieval proxy |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Perdition 1.17 - IMAPD __STR_VWRITE Remote Format String | 2007-10-31 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27520
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27458
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27520
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
- 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
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