Description
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.
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.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Pegasus Mail Client 4.51 - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-9957 · remote · Oct 23, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 36797 vdb-entry
- 59261 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3026 vdb-entry
- 37134 third-party-advisory
- 1023075 vdb-entry
- 20091022 {PRL} Pegasus Mail client BoF mailing-list
- 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
- pegasus-pop3-bo(53933) vdb-entry