{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:26Z",
  "published": "2007-10-31T16:46:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2007-5740",
  "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": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27458"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27520"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3677"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-10/0889.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.sec-consult.com/300.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483034/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26270"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018883"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vergenet.net/linux/perdition/ChangeLog.shtml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38184"
    }
  ]
}