CVE-2009-3838

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-11-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Pmail Pegasus Mail: 4.41, 4.51

References

http://osvdb.org/59261
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026
http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
http://osvdb.org/59261
http://secunia.com/advisories/37134
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txt

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