CVE catalog
CVE-2007-5740
perdition: CVE-2007-5740
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 12.38% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | perdition | sid | 2.2-5 | fixed |
| Debian | perdition | forky | 2.2-5 | fixed |
| Debian | perdition | trixie | 2.2-3.4 | fixed |
| Debian | perdition | bookworm | 2.2-3.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | perdition | source | sid | 1.17.1-1 | medium | Not reported | [448853] |
| Debian | perdition | source | forky | 1.17.1-1 | medium | Not reported | [448853] |
| Debian | perdition | source | trixie | 1.17.1-1 | medium | Not reported | [448853] |
| Debian | perdition | source | bookworm | 1.17.1-1 | medium | Not reported | [448853] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [perdition]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
2.2-3.2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
- [perdition-ldap]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
2.2-3.2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
- [perdition-mysql]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
2.2-3.2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
- [perdition-odbc]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
2.2-3.2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
- [perdition-postgresql]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.2+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
2.2-3.2+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · bookworm; dsa · perdition · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [perdition]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.4+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
2.2-3.4+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
- [perdition-ldap]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.4+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
2.2-3.4+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
- [perdition-mysql]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.4+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
2.2-3.4+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
- [perdition-odbc]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.4+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
2.2-3.4+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
- [perdition-postgresql]Fixed
Source package: [perdition]
Details (2)
2.2-3.4+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
2.2-3.4+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.1-1dsa · perdition · debian · 13
Observed: