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CVE-2008-2829

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2829 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the php_imap.c component of PHP versions 5.2.5, 5.2.6, and 4.x. This flaw, stemming from obsolete API calls, allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by submitting a long IMAP request. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
7.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0527 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-2829Low

php: ext/imap legacy routine buffer overflow

Oct 5, 2007

References

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