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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2829 · published 23 June 2008

CVE-2008-2829: Php memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Php · Php

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.3% · top 7.7% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
56References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2829), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.