CVE - CVE-2007-5740

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-5740	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:26270 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270 BUGTRAQ:20071031 SEC Consult SA-20071031-0 :: Perdition IMAP Proxy Format StringVulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml DEBIAN:DSA-1398 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398 FULLDISC:20071031 SEC Consult SA-20071031-0 :: Perdition IMAP Proxy Format String Vulnerability URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html MISC:http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html SECTRACK:1018883 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883 SECUNIA:27458 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27458 SECUNIA:27520 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/27520 VUPEN:ADV-2007-3677 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677~~ (Obsolete source) XF:perdition-imap-strvwrite-format-string(38184) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20071031	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20071031)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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