CVE-2007-6457 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 20 Dec 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash SurgeMail webmail via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Host header, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-6457?

CVE-2007-6457 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6457?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netwin Surgemail.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6457?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-6457 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6457 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xg28-h555-qr7c.