Buffer overflow in Pmail Mercury Mail Transport System
CVE-2007-4440
Stack-based buffer overflow in the MercuryS SMTP server in Mercury Mail Transport System, possibly 4.51 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AUTH CRAM-MD5 string. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2006-5961.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.645 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.645 · newest: 0.645 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/26519 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-08/0341.html (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2918 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4294 (exploit)
- www.pmail.com/m32_451.htm
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25357 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36117 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36299 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4440?
- CVE-2007-4440 is a vulnerability in Pmail Mercury Mail Transport System, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-08-21.
- Is CVE-2007-4440 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.