CVE-2007-5466
Multiple buffer overflows in eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) have an unknown impact by sending multiple long strings to the IMAP port (143/tcp); (2) execute arbitrary code via a long string in an IMAP AUTHENTICATE PLAIN action, involving the ifParseAuthPlain function; (3) execute arbitrary code via a long LOGIN command to the admin interface port (4501/tcp); or (4) execute arbitrary code via a long string in an IMAP AUTHENTICATE LOGIN (aka CRAM-MD5 authentication) action, involving the ifProcImapAuth1 function.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 19.9% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5441)
- Published
- October 15, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5441 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- extremail / extremail
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27220(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/extremail-v4.c
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/extremail-v5.c
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/extremail-v6.c
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/extremail-v8.pl
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482293
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26074
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37209
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4533
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4534
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4535
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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