46641 : PHP php_imap.c Obsolete API Crafted IMAP Request Overflow DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-10-05

Keywords

HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085

Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.2.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-2829 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 31200 32746 33087 34139 35074 35306 35650
Other Advisory URL: HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/6
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
Keyword: HPSBUX02431, SSRT090085, c01756421
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0008.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42862
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.7
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221969
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01452.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01468.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01756421

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-06-23 | Disagree?

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