Foxmail 6.5 HREF memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foxmail 6.5. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument HREF results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5839. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foxmail 6.5. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument HREF with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Foxmail 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long mailto URI in the HREF attribute of an A element.

The weakness was published 01/05/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5839 since 01/05/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115961 (Foxmail Email Client "mailto" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Zero Day).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45343), Exploit-DB (32400) and SecurityFocus (BID 31294†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800220
OpenVAS Name: FoxMail Client Buffer Overflow vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/22/2008 🔍
01/05/2009 +105 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2262 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45765
X-Force: 45343 - Foxmail mailto: parameter buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 31294 - Foxmail Email Client 'mailto' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/24/2025 20:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 10/23/2018 13:16 (7), 01/11/2025 11:00 (16), 05/24/2025 20:39 (2)
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