CVE-2008-5514

N/A Unknown
Published: December 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Off-by-one error in the rfc822_output_char function in the RFC822BUFFER routines in the University of Washington (UW) c-client library, as used by the UW IMAP toolkit before imap-2007e and other applications, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an e-mail message that triggers a buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

university_of_washington