Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05444 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Extremail
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.6 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.7 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.8 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
| cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.9 | Vulnerable | Extremail |
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Extremail
- cpe:2.3:a:extremail:extremail:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Extremail
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v54p-gvhc-m8wq
References
More Extremail vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05252 Multiple buffer overflows in eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-05253 Integer overflow in eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-02108 Stack-based buffer overflow in eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00301 Extremail 1.5.9 does not check passwords correctly when they are all digits or begin with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-02109 eXtremail 2.1.1 and earlier does not verify the ID field (aka transaction id) in DNS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-06669 Buffer overflow in eXtremail 2.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors, as demonstrated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-1078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v54p-gvhc-m8wq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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