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.

Published: 2016-04-11 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-8614 is rated Moderate Risk (58.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.87%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8614

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-11 1.40% 1.87% +0.48%
2 2025-03-30 2.75% 1.40% -1.36%
3 2025-03-29 2.75%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8614

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 3.4 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8614

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8614

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-8614 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (claws-mail, macopix), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8614
gentoo normal CVE-2015-8614: 1 GLSA(s) (201606-11), 1 atom(s) (mail-client/claws-mail); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-8614
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-8614 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (claws-mail, macopix), 50 status rows across 25 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, questing, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 36, ignored 9, DNE 2, released 2, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8614

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8614

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
claws-mail claws-mail <= 3.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:claws-mail:claws-mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8614

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