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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…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.8%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33275 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32958 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33638 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- uwimapd-rfc822outputchar-dos(47526) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1021485 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-0371 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3490 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
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