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CVE-2004-2677

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in qwik-smtpd.c in QwikMail SMTP (qwik-smtpd) 0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the (1) clientRcptTo array, and the (2) Received and (3) messageID variables, possibly involving HELO and hostname arguments.

Affected products

• Qwikmail Smtp: 0.3

References

• http://qwikmail.sourceforge.net/smtpd/qwik-smtpd-0.3.patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13037
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1012016
• http://unl0ck.info/advisories/qwik-smtpd.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460600/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11572
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0687
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17917
• http://qwikmail.sourceforge.net/smtpd/qwik-smtpd-0.3.patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13037
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1012016
• http://unl0ck.info/advisories/qwik-smtpd.txt

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