RoundCube Webmail 0.1/0.1.1/0.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in RoundCube Webmail 0.1/0.1.1/0.2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-5620. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RoundCube Webmail 0.1/0.1.1/0.2 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) before 0.2-beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted size parameters that are used to create a large quota image.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2008. The weakness was published 12/16/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5620 since 12/16/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35236 (Fedora 8 : roundcubemail-0.2-5.beta.fc8 (2008-11581)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116107 (Fedora Update for roundcubemail (FEDORA-2008-11581, FEDORA-2008-11535)).

Upgrading to version 0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47550), Tenable (35236), OSVDB (50879†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20335†). Similar entry is available at VDB-45519. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35236
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : roundcubemail-0.2-5.beta.fc8 (2008-11581)
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OpenVAS ID: 860744
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Webmail 0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45520
X-Force: 47550
OSVDB: 50879 - CVE-2008-5620 - Roundcube - Webmail - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20335 - RoundCube Webmail Remote DoS Vulnerability via Large Quota Image with Crafted Size Parameters, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3418

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/24/2025 22:04
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/22/2019 18:50 (4), 05/24/2025 22:04 (20)
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