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CVE-2008-2667

SQL injection vulnerability in the Courier Authentication Library (aka courier-authlib) before 0.60.6 on SUSE openSUSE 10.3 and 11.0, and other platforms, when MySQL and a non-Latin character set are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username and unspecified other vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-2667 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from courier-mta, from suse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-07-07T23:41:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.52	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.53	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.54	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.55	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.56	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.57	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.58	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.59	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.59.1	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.59.2	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.59.3	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.60	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.60.1	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.60.2	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.60.3	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.60.4	Yes
Application	courier-mta	courtier-authlib	0.60.5	Yes
Operating System	suse	open_suse	10.3	No
Operating System	suse	open_suse	11.0	No

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=225407 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30591 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-05.xml ([email protected])
http://www.courier-mta.org/authlib/changelog.html ([email protected])
http://www.mail-archive.com/courier-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg31362.html ([email protected])
http://www.nabble.com/courier-authlib-0.60.6-released-td17720739.html ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43628 ([email protected])
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=225407 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30591 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-05.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.courier-mta.org/authlib/changelog.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mail-archive.com/courier-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg31362.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.nabble.com/courier-authlib-0.60.6-released-td17720739.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43628 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For courier-mta's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.