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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3838 · published 2 November 2009

CVE-2009-3838: Pmail pegasus mail memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Pmail · Pegasus Mail

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.2% · top 6.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/59261
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134 Vendor Advisory
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
http://osvdb.org/59261
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134 Vendor Advisory
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3838), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.