CVE-2008-2829

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductPhp
PublishedJun 23, 2008
First seenJun 23, 2008

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
php phpv ≤ 4.4.9, 5.2.5, 5.2.6—
canonical ubuntu_linux6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04—

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