CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-1055

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Feb 27, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Surgemail Netwin * 38k4 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.8a (including) 1.8a (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.8b3 (including) 1.8b3 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.8d (including) 1.8d (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.8e (including) 1.8e (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.8g3 (including) 1.8g3 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.9 (including) 1.9 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 1.9b2 (including) 1.9b2 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.0a2 (including) 2.0a2 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.0c (including) 2.0c (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.0e (including) 2.0e (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.0g2 (including) 2.0g2 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.1a (including) 2.1a (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.1c7 (including) 2.1c7 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.2a6 (including) 2.2a6 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.2c9 (including) 2.2c9 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.2c10 (including) 2.2c10 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.2g2 (including) 2.2g2 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 2.2g3 (including) 2.2g3 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 3.0a (including) 3.0a (including)
Surgemail Netwin 3.0c2 (including) 3.0c2 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 3.8f3 (including) 3.8f3 (including)
Surgemail Netwin 39a (including) 39a (including)
Surgemail Netwin beta_39a (including) beta_39a (including)
Webmail Netwin * 3.1s (including)

Potential Mitigations

References