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.
Published: 2008-06-23
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 9.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2822 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-628-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:14:14.872Z

Reserved: 2008-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2829

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-23T20:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2829

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-10-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2829 - Bugzilla

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