CVE-2008-1055

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.60% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705 third party advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29137 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29105 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0678 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019500 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488741/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40833 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27990 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1055?
CVE-2008-1055 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1055?
To fix CVE-2008-1055, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1055 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1055 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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