PMail Pegasus Mail 4.41 Error Message memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PMail Pegasus Mail 4.41. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Error Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-3838. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PMail Pegasus Mail 4.41. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 10/22/2009 by Francis Provencher (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3838 since 11/02/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53933), Exploit-DB (9957), SecurityFocus (BID 36797†), OSVDB (59261†) and Secunia (SA37134†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800970
OpenVAS Name: Pegasus Mail POP3 Response Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Timelineinfo

10/22/2009 🔍
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10/26/2009 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Francis Provencher
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-3838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50680
X-Force: 53933 - Pegasus Mail POP3 buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 36797 - Pegasus Mail POP3 Response Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 37134 - Pegasus Mail POP3 Error Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 59261 - Pegasus Mail POP3 Error Response Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1023075
Vupen: ADV-2009-3026

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/16/2025 20:53
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 12/17/2017 10:01 (8), 11/16/2025 20:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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