CVE-2007-1137 describes a vulnerability in putmail.py versions prior to 1.4, where the application fails to detect a server's lack of TLS support. This oversight leads to the transmission of usernames and passwords in plaintext, despite the user's expectation of encrypted communication, thereby allowing remote attackers to intercept sensitive authentication credentials. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sourceforge:putmail:.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sourceforge:putmail:.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sourceforge:putmail:.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sourceforge:putmail:.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sourceforge:putmail:.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.