HIGH
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
Published Oct 31, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.38%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.17
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.38% 0.12383
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12383
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 | 12.38% (0.12383) | 96.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.38% (0.12383) | 95.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 25.46% (0.25465) | 96.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.31% (0.24314) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.18% (0.23182) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.31% (0.24314) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 75.31% (0.75308) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 33.84% (0.33836) | 97.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 34.55% (0.34548) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 27.91% (0.27915) | 96.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 27.61% (0.27606) | 96.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 26.86% (0.26858) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 27.79% (0.27791) | 96.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 98.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 97.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27458 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27520 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27458 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27520 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 31, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 31, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5740
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a