Description
Buffer overflow in the IMAP service of Mercury (Pegasus) Mail 4.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SELECT command.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
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Exploit-DB 5
- Mercury/32 Mail Server 3.32 < 4.51 - SMTP EIP Overwrite EDB-4316 · remote · Aug 26, 2007 · verified
- Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (2) EDB-670 · remote · Dec 1, 2004 · verified
- Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01a - 'check' Buffer Overflow EDB-1159 · dos · Dec 1, 2004 · verified
- Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (1) EDB-668 · remote · Nov 30, 2004 · verified
- Mercury/32 Mail Server 4.01 - 'Pegasus' IMAP Buffer Overflow (3) EDB-663 · remote · Nov 29, 2004 · verified
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