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title: "CVE-2007-1373: Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury/32… | CubePath"
description: "Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury/32 (aka Mercury Mail Transport System) 4.01b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1373
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# CVE-2007-1373: Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury/32… | CubePath

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury/32 (aka Mercury Mail Transport System) 4.01b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long LOGIN command. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-5961.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1373)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.60228 (60.2% probability)

Percentile

99.1%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [33883](http://osvdb.org/33883)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [20070306 Mercury/32 4.01b](http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/052802.html)  (lists.grok.org.uk) mailing-list
- [2398](http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2398)  (securityreason.com) third-party-advisory
- [mercury-imap-bo(32848)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32848)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [24367](http://secunia.com/advisories/24367)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Mar 9, 2007
2. Record published Mar 10, 2007
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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