TI-2007-05513 Aliases CVE-2007-5740 GHSA-h8w3-m7vj-q5mc

The format string protection mechanism in IMAPD for Perdition Mail Retrieval Proxy 1.17…

MEDIUM 47CWE-134Published 2007-10-31 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12383 96th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vergenet:perdition_mail_retrieval_proxy::::::::	up to 1.17	Vulnerable	Vergenet

cpe:2.3:a:vergenet:perdition_mail_retrieval_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.17 Vulnerable ·Vergenet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5740
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8w3-m7vj-q5mc

References

Patch 1

20071031 SEC Consult SA-20071031-0 :: Perdition IMAP Proxy Format String Vulnerability

Advisory 1

DSA-1398

Other 3

Sources

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