CVE-2004-2677 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in qwik-smtpd.c in QwikMail SMTP (qwik-smtpd) 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the (1) clientRcptTo array, and the (2) Received and (3) messageID variables, possibly involving HELO and hostname arguments.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.48% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| qwikmail | qwikmail smtp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Qwik SMTP 0.3 - Format String | 2004-11-09 |
References
- http://qwikmail.sourceforge.net/smtpd/qwik-smtpd-0.3.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13037
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012016
- http://unl0ck.info/advisories/qwik-smtpd.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460600/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11572
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17917
- http://qwikmail.sourceforge.net/smtpd/qwik-smtpd-0.3.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13037
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012016
- http://unl0ck.info/advisories/qwik-smtpd.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460600/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11572
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17917
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