CVE-2009-3838 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.2% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.21% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-11-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pmail | pegasus mail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pegasus Mail Client 4.51 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2009-10-23 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/59261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
- http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
- http://osvdb.org/59261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
- http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
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