CVE-2008-5514

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductUniversity Of Washington Imap
PublishedDec 23, 2008
First seenDec 23, 2008

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
university_of_washington imapv ≤ 2007d, 2000, 2000a, 2000b, 2000c, 2001, 2001a, 2002, 2002a, 2002b, 2002c, 2002d, 2002e, 2002f, 2004, 2004a, 2004b, 2004c, 2004d, 2004e, 2004f, 2004g, 2006, 2006a, 2006b, 2006c, 2006d, 2006e, 2006f, 2006g, 2006h, 2006i, 2006j, 2006k, 2007, 2007a, 2007b—

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