CVE-2008-7182 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 8 Sep 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can trigger a buffer overflow in the IMAP service, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or service crashes.

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

What is CVE-2008-7182?

CVE-2008-7182 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin Surgemail 3.9e, and possibly other versions before 3.9g2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the APPEND command, a different vector than CVE-2008-1497 and CVE-2008-1498. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not certain whether this is the same issue as CVE-2008-2859.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7182?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netwin Surgemail.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7182 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-2008-7182 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7182 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9g26-m4cr-3gm2.