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    CVE-2008-5514

    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.

    Published:Dec 15, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 23, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00809
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    University Of Washington
    Product
    Imap

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490
    http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490
    http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High