CVE-2007-5740
HIGHEPSS 96th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2020-13160 | Critical | 9.8 | 81% | - | Fix |
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| CVE-2012-1851 | High | 10.0 | 66% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-23113 | Critical | 9.8 | 62% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2012-3569 | High | 9.3 | 48% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-1579 | High | 8.1 | 46% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2007-5740?
Upgrade perdition on debian 11 to 1.17.1-1 or later.
Is CVE-2007-5740 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2007-5740 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 12.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2007-5740?
CVE-2007-5740 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2007-5740 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for perdition (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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