CVE-2007-3791

N/A Unknown
Published: July 15, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the w_read function in sockets.c in Cami Sardinha and Nigel Kukard policyd before 1.81 for Postfix allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMTP commands. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/38091
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26021
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26649
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=522366
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/diff.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fsockets.c&rev=4&sc=0
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/log.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Fbranches%2Fv1.8x%2Fsockets.c&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=0
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1361
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24899
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35394
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26649
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=522366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/diff.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fsockets.c&rev=4&sc=0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.linuxrulz.org/WebSVN/log.php?repname=Policyd&path=%2Fbranches%2Fv1.8x%2Fsockets.c&rev=0&sc=0&isdir=0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.3%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

policyd