Stack-based buffer overflow in claws-mail - CVE-2015-8614

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2015-8614

External References

• http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=commit;h=d390fa07f5548f3173dd9cc13b233db5ce934c82
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00000.html
• http://www.claws-mail.org/news.php
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3452
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/21/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/22/2
• http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3557
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-11

Related Security Bulletins

• Stack-based buffer overflow in www.claws-mail claws-mail
• Stack-based buffer overflow in claws-mail (Alpine package)
• Gentoo update for claws-mail
• Fedora 23 update for claws-mail
• Fedora 22 update for claws-mail