Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5740
CVE-2007-5740
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:vergenet:perdition_mail_retrieval_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=1.17
- Range: <=1.17
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/27458nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/27520nvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398nvd
- www.sec-consult.com/300.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184nvd
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