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CVE-2008-1054

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-1054 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from netwin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-02-27T19:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.8a	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.8b3	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.8d	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.8e	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.8g3	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.9	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	1.9b2	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.0a2	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.0c	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.0e	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.0g2	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.1a	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.1c7	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.2a6	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.2c9	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.2c10	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.2g2	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	2.2g3	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.0a	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.0c2	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.1s	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.8f3	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.8i	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.8i2	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	3.8i3	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	38k	Yes
Application	netwin	surgemail	38k4	Yes

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29105 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488741/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27992 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019500 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0678 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40834 ([email protected])
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29105 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488741/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27992 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019500 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0678 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40834 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netwin's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.