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GHSA-VGX4-X9CV-RGQ3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-29 03:01 – Updated: 2022-04-29 03:01

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** DISPUTED ** Format string vulnerability in vsybase.c in vpopmail 5.4.2 and earlier has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: in a followup post, it was observed that the source code used constants that, when compiled, became static format strings. Thus this is not a vulnerability.

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CVE-2004-2238 (GCVE-0-2004-2238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-07-17 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:22 Disputed

Summary

Format string vulnerability in vsybase.c in vpopmail 5.4.2 and earlier has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: in a followup post, it was observed that the source code used constants that, when compiled, became static format strings. Thus this is not a vulnerability

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

6 references

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20…	mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20…	mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20…	mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.osvdb.org/9147	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10962	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2004-08-17 00:00

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CVE-2004-2238 (GCVE-0-2004-2238)

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