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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

2008-12-23T18:30:03.280

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application university_of_washington imap ≤ 2007d Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2000 Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2000a Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2000b Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2000c Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2001 Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2001a Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002 Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002a Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002b Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002c Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002d Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002e Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2002f Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004 Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004a Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004b Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004c Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004d Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004e Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004f Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2004g Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006 Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006a Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006b Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006c Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006d Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006e Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006f Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006g Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006h Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006i Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006j Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2006k Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2007 Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2007a Yes
Application university_of_washington imap 2007b Yes
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