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TI-2007-03678 Aliases CVE-2007-3791GHSA-h4xc-2rv5-8gwh

Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04211 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.70VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.71VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.72VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.73VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.74VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.75VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.76VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.77VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.78VulnerablePolicyd
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.79VulnerablePolicyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.70 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.71 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.72 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.73 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.74 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.75 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.76 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.77 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.78 Vulnerable ·Policyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.79 Vulnerable ·Policyd
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.80VulnerablePolicyd
  • cpe:2.3:a:policyd:policyd:1.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.80 Vulnerable ·Policyd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3791
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4xc-2rv5-8gwh

References

Advisory 1

Other 4

Sources

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