CVE-2015-8614
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3)...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
CVE-2015-8614- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
CVE-2015-8614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8491 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8491- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcp7-jqf3-2h7r
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3)...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
GHSA-gcp7-jqf3-2h7r- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
CVE-2015-8614- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8614
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8614- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8614
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) conv_jistoeuc, (2) conv_euctojis, and (3) conv_sjistoeuc functions in codeconv.c in Claws Mail before 3.13.1 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8614- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0008 No score
Updated claws-mail packages fix security vulnerability
no bounds checking on the output buffer in conv_jistoeuc, conv_euctojis, conv_sjistoeuc
A Tails contributor found a vulnerability in claws-mail where in codeconv.c a function for japanese character set conversion called conv_jistoeuc() has no bounds checking on the output buffer which is created on the stack with alloca() (CVE-2015-8614).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0008- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10428-1 No score
claws-mail-3.14.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the claws-mail-3.14.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10428-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
claws-mailDebian:12 |
before 3.13.1-1 | 3.13.1-1 |
claws-mailDebian:13 |
before 3.13.1-1 | 3.13.1-1 |
claws-mailDebian:14 |
before 3.13.1-1 | 3.13.1-1 |
macopixDebian:12 |
before 1.7.4-6 | 1.7.4-6 |
macopixDebian:13 |
before 1.7.4-6 | 1.7.4-6 |
macopixDebian:14 |
before 1.7.4-6 | 1.7.4-6 |
claws-mailDebian:6.0 |
before 3.7.6-4+squeeze2, plus listed versions 3.7.6-43.7.6-4+squeeze1 |
3.7.6-4+squeeze2 |
claws-mailDebian:7 |
before 3.8.1-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.8.1-2 |
3.8.1-2+deb7u1 |
claws-mailDebian:8 |
before 3.11.1-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 3.11.1-3 |
3.11.1-3+deb8u1 |
claws-mailMageia:5 |
before 3.11.1-3.mga5 | 3.11.1-3.mga5 |
macopixUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.4-5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2015-8614 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Claws-mail, published January 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in claws-mail 3.13.1-1.
References
claws-mail.org/news.php
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-11
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/22/2
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00000.html
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3452
thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3557
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git.claws-mail.org?p=claws.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d390fa07f5548f3173dd9cc13b233db5ce934c82
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8614
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gcp7-jqf3-2h7r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8614
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0008.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17380
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8614
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=569010
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8614
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4507