CVE-2007-2958 claws-mail format string vulnerability
Published Aug 27, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.17%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the inc_put_error function in src/inc.c in Sylpheed 2.4.4, and Sylpheed-Claws (Claws Mail) 1.9.100 and 2.10.0, allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in crafted replies.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.4
- 1.9.100
- 2.10.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect version of Sylpheed as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. Sylpheed and claws-mail are not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03167) | 87.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03429) | 87.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03707) | 86.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.56% (0.09559) | 87.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03707) | 87.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 90.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 2.48% (0.02485) | 90.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 2.44% (0.02442) | 89.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 2.35% (0.02348) | 88.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 2.26% (0.02258) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01645) | 85.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190104 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/40184 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26550 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26610 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27229 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-70/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25430 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2971 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2958 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=254121 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36238 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2958
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2958
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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