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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5740 · published 31 October 2007

CVE-2007-5740: Vergenet perdition mail retrieval proxy vulnerability

Vergenet · Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 3.9% CWE-134 · CWE-134
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27458 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27520 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883
http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27458 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27520 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398
http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883
http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-5740), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.