>> Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws POP3 "inc_put_error()" Format String Vulnerability
Title : Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws POP3 "inc_put_error()" Format String Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2971 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2958
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-08-27
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a format string error in the "inc_put_error()" [src/inc.c] function when displaying POP3 error responses, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious POP3 server.
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