CVE-2007-5018
Stack-based buffer overflow in IMAPD in Mercury/32 4.52 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in a SEARCH ON command.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in IMAPD in Mercury/32 4.52 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in a SEARCH ON command. NOTE: this issue might overlap with CVE-2004-1211.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.65% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 September 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- david harris/mercury 32
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/39670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26878
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25733Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018714
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3224
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4429
- http://osvdb.org/39670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26878
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25733Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018714
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3224
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4429
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.