CVE-2009-3838

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

• CWE-119

• http://osvdb.org/59261
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37134Vendor Advisory
• http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txtExploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797Exploit
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075Exploit
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.phpVendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933
• http://osvdb.org/59261
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37134Vendor Advisory
• http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/pegasusmc-dos.txtExploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507377/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36797Exploit
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023075Exploit
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3026Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/exploits/Pegasus_Mail_POP3_Message_Handling_Remote_Buffer_Overflow_Exploit_3026233.phpVendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53933

Published

Nov 2, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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