CVE-2007-2958

Description

Format string vulnerability in the inc_put_error function in src/inc.c in Sylpheed 2.4.4, and Sylpheed-Claws (Claws Mail) 1.9.100 and 2.10.0, allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in crafted replies.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.71% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26550	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2971	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26610	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-70/advisory/	patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/40184	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=254121
http://secunia.com/advisories/27229	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27379	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36238	vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00077.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-29.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25430	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190104

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2958?: CVE-2007-2958 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2958?: To fix CVE-2007-2958, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2958 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2958 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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