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CVE-2008-1055

Format string vulnerability in webmail.exe in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4 and earlier and beta 39a, and WebMail 3.1s and earli

Format string vulnerability in webmail.exe in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4 and earlier and beta 39a, and WebMail 3.1s and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the page parameter.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.21402
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

3
netwin surgemail<= 38k4
netwin surgemailall versions
netwin webmail<= 3.1s
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosSurgemail and WebMail 3.0 - 'Page' Remote Format Stringverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 27990www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD27 Feb 2008 · 07:44 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29105Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29137
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488741/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019500
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