CVE-2007-6457 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the webmail feature in SurgeMail 38k4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Host header.

Published: 2007-12-20

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 6.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:38k4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6423	Stack-based buffer overflow in the webmail feature in SurgeMail 38k4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Host header.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06396.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://retrogod.altervista.org/rgod_surgemail_crash.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28142
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3464
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485224/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26901
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4245
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39087

History

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Subscriptions

Netwin Surgemail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:11:05.507Z

Reserved: 2007-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6457

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-20T00:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-6457

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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