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CVE-2008-2829 Detail

Current 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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/23/2008
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (07/24/2008)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of PHP as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. For more details see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-2829

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2829
NVD Published Date:
06/23/2008
NVD Last Modified:
10/11/2018