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CVE-2007-5740

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2007-11-05	perdition -- str_vwrite format string vulnerability

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CVE-2007-5740 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2007-5740
Phase	Assigned(20071031)

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.

References

Source	Reference
BUGTRAQ	20071031 SEC Consult SA-20071031-0 :: Perdition IMAP Proxy Format StringVulnerability
FULLDISC	20071031 SEC Consult SA-20071031-0 :: Perdition IMAP Proxy Format String Vulnerability
MISC	http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html
CONFIRM	http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml
DEBIAN	DSA-1398
BID	26270
VUPEN	ADV-2007-3677
SECTRACK	1018883
SECUNIA	27458
SECUNIA	27520
XF	perdition-imap-strvwrite-format-string(38184)