CVE Tools
Sign in

CVE-2008-1054

Published: Feb 27, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
7.4%
Top 6.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
Open in CVSS calculator →

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

surgemailnetwin
Mixed
Communications / email-server-client
n/an/a
netwincommercialCommunicationsaka surgemail, surgeftp, dmail

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

Click technique nodes to view MITRE ATT&CK details. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan.

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
View detailed technique mapping

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/surgemailz-adv.txt
aluigi.altervista.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29105
secunia.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3705
securityreason.com
and 5 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 27, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

Unlock Complete Vulnerability Intelligence

Get the full picture for CVE-2008-1054 and every CVE in our database. Create a free account — no credit card required.

Create Free Account
Plain-language analysis
Impact assessment and exploitation scenario in plain English
Attack graph visualization
Interactive attack path and kill chain mapping
Exploit details & PoC links
ExploitDB, Metasploit, GitHub PoCs with direct links
Nuclei scanner templates
Ready-to-use vulnerability scanner templates
Full remediation guide
Patch instructions, workarounds, and compliance impact
Interactive AI chat
Ask questions about this vulnerability in natural language
Related vulnerabilities
Semantically similar CVEs and attack patterns
REST API & MCP access
Integrate vulnerability data into your workflows