VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-5740

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability12.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-10-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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