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CVE-2015-8078

Published: Dec 3, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 15.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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

leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
imapcyrus
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Cyrus IMAPProject Cyrus
On-prem
Communications / email-server-client
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
cyrusoss-projectCommunicationsaka cyrus imap, imapd, sasl, cyrus imapd
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
project cyrusoss-projectCommunicationsaka cyrus imap, cyrus sasl
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00066.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00156.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 3, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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