CVE-2007-6457 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the webmail feature in SurgeMail 38k4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Host header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.68% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netwin | surgemail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Surgemail 38k4 - webmail Host header Denial of Service | 2007-12-18 |
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/rgod_surgemail_crash.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28142
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3464
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485224/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26901
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4245
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39087
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/rgod_surgemail_crash.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28142
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3464
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485224/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26901
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4245
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39087
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