CVE-2008-2829

N/A Unknown
Published: June 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.6%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

canonical php

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