TI-2009-03646 Aliases CVE-2009-3838 GHSA-4qq8-38mm-j7jf

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote…

MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published 2009-11-02 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06214 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.41:::::::*	4.41	Vulnerable	Pmail
cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.51:::::::*	4.51	Vulnerable	Pmail

cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.41 Vulnerable ·Pmail
cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.51 Vulnerable ·Pmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3838
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qq8-38mm-j7jf

References

Exploit 1

http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt

Advisory 2

Other 1

59261

Sources

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