SurgeMail and WebMail webmail.exe format string
| surgemail-webmail-format-string (40833) |  High Risk |
Description:
SurgeMail and WebMail could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the webmail.exe command. By sending a specially-crafted URL request to the page parameter containing malicious format specifiers, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability and possibly execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 6.8 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Luigi Auriemma Advisories, 25 Feb 2008: SurgeMail Mail Server.
- NetWin Web site: Fast Reliable Mail Server, stops spam and viruses, easy to install.
- BID-27990: SurgeMail and WebMail 'Page' Command Remote Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1055: 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.
- SA29105: SurgeMail Format String and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SA29137: NetWin WebMail Format String Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019500: SurgeMail Format String and Heap Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0678: NetWin SurgeMail Format String and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- NetWin NetWin WebMail 3.1s
- NetWin SurgeMail 3.8k4
Reported:
Feb 25, 2008
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