DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5740

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5740
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5740.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5740
Upstream
Published
2007-10-31T16:46:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:11:40Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / perdition

Package

Name
perdition
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perdition?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / perdition

Package

Name
perdition
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perdition?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / perdition

Package

Name
perdition
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perdition?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / perdition

Package

Name
perdition
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perdition?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}