HIGH
Buffer overflow in Citadel SMTP server 7.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long RCPT TO command, which is not properly handled by the makeuserkey function
Published Jan 23, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.95%
Description
Buffer overflow in Citadel SMTP server 7.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long RCPT TO command, which is not properly handled by the makeuserkey function. NOTE: some of these details were obtained from third party information.
Affected products
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.
11.95% 0.11948
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11948
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.95% (0.11948) | 96.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.95% (0.11948) | 95.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 13.16% (0.13163) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.37% (0.15373) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.68% (0.10683) | 92.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 23.30% (0.23303) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 22.65% (0.22649) | 96.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 23.95% (0.23954) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 23.27% (0.23268) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 24.12% (0.24124) | 95.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 96.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.61% (0.15607) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28590 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-vs-GNU-citadel.tar.gz x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27376 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019255 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0252 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39807 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4949 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28590 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-vs-GNU-citadel.tar.gz | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27376 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019255 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39807 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4949 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 23, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 22, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0394
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a