CVE-2008-2829
Apache PHP IMAP Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 23, 2008, 8:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 10:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35306 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35306 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/46641 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/46641 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862 No Types Assigned http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 No Types Assigned http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.9 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43357 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 23, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2829 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2829
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.99 }} 0.00%
score
0.81179
percentile