What is CVE-2024-24736?

CVE-2024-24736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ypopsemail Ypops\!, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-24736?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ypopsemail Ypops\!

CVE-2024-24736

The POP3 service in YahooPOPs (aka YPOPs!) 1.6 allows a remote denial of service (reboot) via a long string to TCP port 110, a related issue to CVE-2004-1558.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-01-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ypopsemail Ypops\! — versions 1.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/176784/YahooPOPs-1.6-Denial-Of-Service.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24736?: CVE-2024-24736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ypopsemail Ypops\!, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-24736?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.