CVE-2008-2829

Name: CVE-2008-2829
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2008-06-23T20:41:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 5.27%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2829 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

5.27%

91.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Php	Php	<= 4.4.9
Php	Php	5.2.5
Php	Php	5.2.6
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04

References

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/46641Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/46641Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35306Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29829Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43357Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 23, 2008
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-2829?

How severe is CVE-2008-2829?

Severity scoring for CVE-2008-2829 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2829?

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Source: NVD / NIST