FKIE_CVE-2009-3838
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-11-02 15:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:12
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pmail | pegasus_mail | 4.41 | |
| pmail | pegasus_mail | 4.51 |
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