CVE-2009-3838 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail versions 4.41 and potentially 4.51, allowing a malicious POP3 server to crash the application or execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.41CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pmail:pegasus_mail:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.