CVE-2005-4444

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the trace message functionality in Pegasus Mail 4.21a through 4.21c and 4.30PB1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long POP3 reply.

Affected products

David Harris Pegasus Mail: 4.21a, 4.21b, 4.21c, 4.30pb1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17992
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-61/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015385
http://www.osvdb.org/21842
http://www.pmail.com/newsflash.htm#secunia
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419908/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15973
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3004
http://secunia.com/advisories/17992
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-61/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015385
http://www.osvdb.org/21842

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