CVE-2007-5740 Information

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.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html http://secunia.com/advisories/27458 http://secunia.com/advisories/27520 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