CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-1055

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Feb 27, 2008 | Modified: Oct 11, 2018
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 3.0c2 3.0c2
Surgemail Netwin 2.2a6 2.2a6
Surgemail Netwin 1.8e 1.8e
Surgemail Netwin 39a 39a
Surgemail Netwin 2.0g2 2.0g2
Surgemail Netwin 2.0e 2.0e
Surgemail Netwin 2.1a 2.1a
Surgemail Netwin beta_39a beta_39a
Surgemail Netwin 2.0c 2.0c
Surgemail Netwin 2.2g2 2.2g2
Surgemail Netwin * 38k4
Surgemail Netwin 2.2c10 2.2c10
Surgemail Netwin 2.2g3 2.2g3
Surgemail Netwin 1.8d 1.8d
Surgemail Netwin 1.8b3 1.8b3
Surgemail Netwin 2.2c9 2.2c9
Surgemail Netwin 1.8g3 1.8g3
Surgemail Netwin 1.8a 1.8a
Surgemail Netwin 1.9 1.9
Surgemail Netwin 2.0a2 2.0a2
Surgemail Netwin 2.1c7 2.1c7
Surgemail Netwin 3.8f3 3.8f3
Webmail Netwin * 3.1s
Surgemail Netwin 1.9b2 1.9b2
Surgemail Netwin 3.0a 3.0a

Extended Description

When an attacker can modify an externally-controlled format string, this can lead to buffer overflows, denial of service, or data representation problems. It should be noted that in some circumstances, such as internationalization, the set of format strings is externally controlled by design. If the source of these format strings is trusted (e.g. only contained in library files that are only modifiable by the system administrator), then the external control might not itself pose a vulnerability.

Potential Mitigations

References