CVE-2009-3838

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

6.21%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-3838
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3838
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3809 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3809
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qq8-38mm-j7jf No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pegasus Mail (PMail) 4.41 and possibly 4.51 allows remote POP3...

Record: GHSA-4qq8-38mm-j7jf
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pmail pegasus mail

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Pegasus Mail Client 4.51 - Remote Buffer Overflow	2009-10-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3838 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Pmail Pegasus Mail, published November 2, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.21%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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