Buffer overflow in PHP
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PHP — versions 5.2.5, 5.2.6
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 7.04, 7.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32746 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)