CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-7074

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Aug 25, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Format string vulnerability in MemeCode Software i.Scribe 1.88 through 2.00 before Beta9 allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a server response, which is not properly handled when displaying the signon message.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
I.scribeMemcode1.88 (including)1.88 (including)
I.scribeMemcode1.89 (including)1.89 (including)
I.scribeMemcode1.90 (including)1.90 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-alpha1 (including)2.00-alpha1 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-alpha2 (including)2.00-alpha2 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-alpha3 (including)2.00-alpha3 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-alpha4 (including)2.00-alpha4 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-beta10 (including)2.00-beta10 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-beta11 (including)2.00-beta11 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-beta6 (including)2.00-beta6 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-beta7 (including)2.00-beta7 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-beta8 (including)2.00-beta8 (including)
I.scribeMemcode2.00-beta9 (including)2.00-beta9 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References