Format string vulnerability in webmail.exe in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4 and earlier and beta…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-134Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07946 94th 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 · 25
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 38k4 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8a | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8b3 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8d | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8e | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8g3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8g3 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.9b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9b2 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0a2 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0c | Vulnerable | NetWin |
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 38k4 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8a Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8b3 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8d Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8e Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8g3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8g3 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.9b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9b2 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0a2 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0c Vulnerable ·NetWin
Show 15 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0e | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0g2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0g2 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1a | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.1c7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1c7 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2a6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2a6 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2c9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2c9 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2c10 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2g2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2g2 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2g3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2g3 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0a | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.0c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0c2 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8f3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8f3 | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:39a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 39a | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:beta_39a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | beta_39a | Vulnerable | NetWin |
| cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.1s | Vulnerable | NetWin |
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0e Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0g2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0g2 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1a Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.1c7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1c7 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2a6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2a6 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2c9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2c9 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2c10 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2g2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2g2 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2g3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2g3 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0a Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.0c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0c2 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8f3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8f3 Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:39a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39a Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:beta_39a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions beta_39a Vulnerable ·NetWin
- cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1s Vulnerable ·NetWin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1055
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7rxv-h96q-xxv7
References
Advisory 1
More NetWin Surgemail vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-01435 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin Surgemail 3.8k4-4 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2008-01434 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4-4 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2004-02407 Unspecified vulnerability in SurgeMail before 2.2c10 has unknown impact and attack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-04232 Unspecified vulnerability in NetWin SurgeMail 38k on Windows Server 2003 has unknown… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-06870 Buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin Surgemail 3.9e, and possibly other versions… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2008-01008 Stack-based buffer overflow in the _lib_spawn_user_getpid function in (1) swatch.exe and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2008-1055 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1055 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7rxv-h96q-xxv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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