CVE-2008-5839 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Foxmail 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mailto URI in the HREF attribute of an A element.

Published: 2009-01-05

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 5.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:foxmail:foxmail:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5809	Buffer overflow in Foxmail 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mailto URI in the HREF attribute of an A element.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0557.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.sebug.net/exploit/4681/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31294
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45343

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Foxmail Foxmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-05T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.583Z

Reserved: 2009-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5839

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-05T16:30:04.187

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:04.870

Link: CVE-2008-5839

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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