Buffer overflow in Foxmail

CVE-2008-5839

Buffer overflow in Foxmail 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mailto URI in the HREF attribute of an A element.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-01-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.056 (92.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Foxmail — versions 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.sebug.net/exploit/4681/ (Exploit)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45343 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31294 (vdb-entry)