CVE-2008-2829

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.69% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 third party advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/46641 vdb entry broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 patch third party advisory vdb entry
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2829?
CVE-2008-2829 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2829?
To fix CVE-2008-2829, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2829 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2829 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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