Is CVE-2008-1498 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1498 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1498?

CVE-2008-1498 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-1498

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 7.6%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in NetWin Surgemail 3.8k4-4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the LIST command.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 7.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1500)
Published: March 25, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1500 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

netwin / surgemail

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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