CVE-2008-7280
Kernel/System/EmailParser.pm in PostmasterPOP3.pl in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) before 2.2...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7280- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7280- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7233 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-7233- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hccp-3jmw-j79m No score
Kernel/System/EmailParser.pm in PostmasterPOP3.pl in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) before 2.2...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hccp-3jmw-j79m- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7280- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-7280 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7280- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
otrs2Debian:11 |
before 2.2.7-1, plus listed versions 2.0.4p01-102.0.4p01-112.0.4p01-122.0.4p01-132.0.4p01-14 Show 30 moreShow less2.0.4p01-14.12.0.4p01-152.0.4p01-162.0.4p01-172.0.4p01-182.0.4p01-62.0.4p01-72.0.4p01-82.0.4p01-92.0.99beta1-12.0.99beta1-22.1.1-12.1.3-12.1.4-12.1.4-22.1.5-12.1.5-22.1.5-32.1.6-12.1.7-12.1.7-22.2.0~beta2-12.2.0~beta3-12.2.1-12.2.2-12.2.3-12.2.4-12.2.5-12.2.5-22.2.6-1 |
2.2.7-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-7280 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Otrs, published March 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in otrs2 2.2.7-1.