CVE-2015-8476

Published Dec 16, 2015 debian CWE-20

Overview

CVE-2015-8476 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting debian debian_linux. It was published on December 16, 2015.

Technical Description

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in PHPMailer before 5.2.14 allow attackers to inject arbitrary SMTP commands via CRLF sequences in an (1) email address to the validateAddress function in class.phpmailer.php or (2) SMTP command to the sendCommand function in class.smtp.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0796.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from debian. Update debian_linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
phpmailer_project	phpmailer	0	Affected

References

Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177130.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177139.html Ref www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3416 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/04/5 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/05/1 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/78619 GitHub github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/commit/6687a96a18b8f12148881e4ddde795ae477284b0 GitHub github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.14 Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177130.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177139.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-8476?

CVE-2015-8476 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting debian debian_linux. It was published on December 16, 2015.

How severe is CVE-2015-8476?

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