# CVE-2007-3796: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify arbitrary account information in MailMarshal SMTP via SQL buffer truncation in the password reset feature.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mw7g-gxjp-7rwj

## What is CVE-2007-3796?

CVE-2007-3796 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The password reset feature in the Spam Quarantine HTTP interface for MailMarshal SMTP 6.2.0.x before 6.2.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary account information via a UserId variable with a large amount of trailing whitespace followed by a malicious value, which triggers SQL buffer truncation due to length inconsistencies between variables.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3796?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mailmarshal Mailmarshal Smtp.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-3796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3796 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3796/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3796/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.