CVE-2008-5839
Buffer overflow in Foxmail 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5839- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5839- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5809 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5809- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9424-v24c-9mgm No score
Buffer overflow in Foxmail 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9424-v24c-9mgm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Foxmail Email Client 6.5 - 'mailto' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-09-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5839 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Foxmail, published January 5, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.57%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.