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CVE-2015-8078

Published: Dec 3, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Integer overflow in the index_urlfetch function in imap/index.c in Cyrus IMAP 2.3.19, 2.4.18, and 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to urlfetch range checks and the section_offset variable. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8076.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Project Cyrus
oss-projectaka cyrus imap, cyrus sasl
Cyrus IMAPOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
cyrus
oss-projectaka cyrus imap, cyrus imapd, imapd, sasl
imapOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://docs.cyrus.foundation/imap/release-notes/2.5/x/2.5.7.html
docs.cyrus.foundation
https://cyrus.foundation/cyrus-imapd/commit/?id=6fb6a272171f49c79ba6ab7c6403eb25b39ec1b2
cyrus.foundation
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/04/3
openwall.com
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