CVE-2008-1055 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.95% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netwin | surgemail |
| netwin | webmail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Surgemail and WebMail 3.0 - 'Page' Remote Format String | 2008-02-25 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29105
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29137
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488741/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27990
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019500
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0678
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40833
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29105
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29137
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488741/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27990
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019500
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0678
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40833
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