CVE-2007-4646 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the POP3 service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4646?
CVE-2007-4646 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the pop3 service in Hexamail Server 3.0.0.001 Lite allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and probably execute arbitrary code via a long USER command.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4646?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hexamail Hexamail Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4646?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-4646 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4646 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-525g-vmwj-vprj.