CVE-2008-1055 describes a format string vulnerability in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4 and earlier, beta 39a, and WebMail 3.1s and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the daemon and potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted format string specifiers in the "page" parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 38k4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8b3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8eCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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