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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800970
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:Pegasus Mail POP3 Response Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:Pegasus Mail is prone to stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Pegasus Mail is prone to stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
A stack based buffer overflow error occus due to improper bounds
checking when processing POP3 responses.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary
code or cause the application to crash by sending overly long error responses
from a remote POP3 server to the affected mail client.

Affected Software/OS:
Pegasus Mail 4.51 and prior.

Solution:
Upgrade to version 4.51 or higher.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3838
BugTraq ID: 36797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
Bugtraq: 20091022 {PRL} Pegasus Mail client BoF (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
http://osvdb.org/59261
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
XForce ISS Database: pegasus-pop3-bo(53933)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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