CVE-2008-2829
php_imap.c in PHP 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 4.x, and other versions, uses obsolete API calls that allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long IMAP request, which triggers an "rfc822.c legacy…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
php_imap.c in PHP 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 4.x, and other versions, uses obsolete API calls that allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long IMAP request, which triggers an "rfc822.c legacy routine buffer overflow" error message, related to the rfc822_write_address function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.27% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- php/php · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/46641Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31200Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35306Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Third Party Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.