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CVE-2008-2829 Details

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
php php	<= 4.4.9 5.2.5 5.2.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:php:php:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 7.04 7.10 8.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 1, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 23, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]