CVE-2008-5514 | BDVDB-2026-34039 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.