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CVE-2007-5467

10.0 · HIGH

Integer overflow in eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command containing "%s" sequences to the p…

Published Oct 15, 2007extremailCWE-189EPSS 13.52%

Overview

CVE-2007-5467 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting extremail extremail. It was published on October 15, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Integer overflow in eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long USER command containing "%s" sequences to the pop3 port (110/tcp), which are expanded to "%%s" before being used in the memmove function, possibly due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2001-1078.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from extremail. Update extremail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
extremailextremail0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5467?

CVE-2007-5467 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting extremail extremail. It was published on October 15, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2007-5467?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-5467?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from extremail. Update extremail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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