CVE-2015-8708
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
CVE-2015-8708- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
CVE-2015-8708- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8585 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8585- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxq2-7jmr-g3rx
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
GHSA-wxq2-7jmr-g3rx- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
CVE-2015-8708- 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-2015-8708
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8708- 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-2015-8708
Stack-based buffer overflow in the conv_euctojis function in codeconv.c in Claws Mail 3.13.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted email, involving Japanese character set conversion. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8614.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8708- 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-2016-0067 No score
Updated claws-mail packages fix CVE-2015-8708
Updated claws-mail fix security vulnerabilities
A stack-based buffer overflow has been found in conv_euctojis() after applying incomplete patch for CVE-2015-8614. In conv_euctojis() the comparison is with outlen - 3, but each pass through the loop uses up to 5 bytes and the rest of the function may add another 4 bytes. The comparison should presumably be '<= outlen - 9' or equivalently '< outlen - 8'. (CVE-2015-8708)
- Record
MGASA-2016-0067- 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 3.13.1-1.1 | 3.13.1-1.1 |
claws-mailDebian:13 |
before 3.13.1-1.1 | 3.13.1-1.1 |
claws-mailDebian:14 |
before 3.13.1-1.1 | 3.13.1-1.1 |
claws-mailMageia:5 |
before 3.11.1-3.1.mga5 | 3.11.1-3.1.mga5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected | ||
| 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-2015-8708 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Claws-mail, published February 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in claws-mail 3.13.1-1.1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-11
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8708
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxq2-7jmr-g3rx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8708
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0067.html
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bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17722
thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3557
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176949.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8708
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8708
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4507