Vulnerability CVE-2009-3838
Published: 2009-11-02   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Pegasus Mail Client remote buffer overflow
Protek Research ...
06.11.2009

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Pmail -> Pegasus mail 

 References:
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
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