Improper Input Validation Affecting otrs2 package, versions <2.2.7-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.69% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OTRS2-344233
  • published18 Mar 2011
  • disclosed18 Mar 2011

Introduced: 18 Mar 2011

CVE-2008-7280  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 otrs2 to version 2.2.7-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream otrs2 package and not the otrs2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Kernel/System/EmailParser.pm in PostmasterPOP3.pl in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) before 2.2.7 does not properly handle e-mail messages containing malformed UTF-8 characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (e-mail retrieval outage) via a crafted message.

CVSS Base Scores

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