CVE-2008-1497

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin SurgeMail 38k4-4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the LSUB command.

Published: 2008-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1497 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.35%, 93th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1497

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1497

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 10.69% 6.35% -4.33%
2 2025-03-30 7.63% 10.69% +3.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.63% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1497

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1497

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1497

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netwin surgemail 1.8g3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.8g3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 1.9b2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:1.9b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.0a2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.0c cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.0e cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.0g2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.0g2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.1c7 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.1c7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.2a6 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2a6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.2c10 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2c10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.2g2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2g2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 2.2g3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:2.2g3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.0a cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.0c2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.0c2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.2e cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.5a cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.5b3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.5b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.6d cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.6f3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.6f3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.6f5 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.6f5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.6f7 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.6f7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.7b cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.7b3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.7b3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.7b5 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.7b5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.7b6 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.7b6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.7b7 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.7b7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.7b8 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.7b8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8a cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8b cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8d cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8f cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8f2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8f2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8f3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8f3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8i cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8i2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8i2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8i3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8i3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8k cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8k2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8k2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8k3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8k3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgemail 3.8m cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgemail:3.8m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1497

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