Buffer overflow in qwik-smtpd allows remote attackers to use the server as an SMTP spam…
Priority LOW 38Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in qwik-smtpd allows remote attackers to use the server as an SMTP spam relay via a long HELO command, which overwrites the adjacent localIP data buffer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0246 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:amir_malik:qwik_smtpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Amir Malik |
- cpe:2.3:o:amir_malik:qwik_smtpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Amir Malik
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1291
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w732-gjhm-9ghp
References
Sources
- CVE-2004-1291 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1291 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w732-gjhm-9ghp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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