CVE-2008-1054 — MEDIUM (6.4)

Vulnerability Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _lib_spawn_user_getpid function in (1) swatch.exe and (2) surgemail.exe in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4 and earlier, and beta 39a, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with multiple long headers to webmail.exe and unspecified other CGI executables, which triggers an overflow when assigning values to environment variables. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS Score

6.4

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

PARTIAL

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netwin	Surgemail	1.8a

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2008-1054?

CVE-2008-1054 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Stack-based buffer overflow in the _lib_spawn_user_getpid function in (1) swatch.exe and (2) surgemail.exe in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4 and earlier, and beta 39a, allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

How severe is CVE-2008-1054?

CVE-2008-1054 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2008-1054?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Netwin Surgemail.