CVE-2007-5740
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 12%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 96
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-134
Referencias
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184
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