#VU32283 Stack-based buffer overflow in claws-mail - CVE-2015-8614
Published: April 12, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32283
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8614
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
claws-mail
claws-mail
Software vendor:
www.claws-mail.org
www.claws-mail.org
Description
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.
Remediation
Update to version 3.13.1.
External links
- 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