CVE-2009-3837

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Eureka Email 2.2q allows remote POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via a long error message.

Published: 2009-11-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3837 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 75.17%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +9.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3837

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16443 exploit_db edb 2010-08-25 Exploit-DB ↗
10235 exploit_db edb 2009-11-26 Exploit-DB ↗
9881 exploit_db edb 2009-10-23 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3837

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-28 65.81% 75.17% +9.37%
2 2025-05-23 70.74% 65.81% -4.93%
3 2025-03-30 — 70.74% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3837

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3837

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3837

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eureka-email eureka_email 2.2q cpe:2.3:a:eureka-email:eureka_email:2.2q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3837

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