CVE-2007-2958 (GCVE-0-2007-2958)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-08-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
14 references
Date Public
2007-08-24 00:00
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