CVE-2008-7074 (GCVE-0-2008-7074)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-25 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:56
VLAI
Summary
Format string vulnerability in MemeCode Software i.Scribe 1.88 through 2.00 before Beta9 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a server response, which is not properly handled "when displaying the signon message."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/32906 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7249 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://osvdb.org/50232 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32497 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-11-27 00:00
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            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7249"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-134"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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