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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 routine buffer overflow" error message, related to the rfc822_write_address function.

Published

2008-06-23T20:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	php	php	≤ 4.4.9	Yes
Application	php	php	5.2.5	Yes
Application	php	php	5.2.6	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes

References

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/46641 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/46641 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)