CVE-2008-0394 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Citadel SMTP server 7.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long RCPT TO command, which is not properly handled by the makeuserkey function. NOTE: some of these details were obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.95% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| citadel | smtp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Citadel SMTP 7.10 - Remote Overflow | 2008-01-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28590
- http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-vs-GNU-citadel.tar.gz
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27376
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019255
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0252
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39807
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4949
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28590
- http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-vs-GNU-citadel.tar.gz
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27376
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019255
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0252
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39807
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4949
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