CVE-2008-5514

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

1.1%

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Error de superación de límite en la función rfc822_output_char en las rutinas RFC822BUFFER de las bibliotecas c-client library, de la Universidad de Washinton (UW), como las utilizadas en por el Juego de herramientas UW IMAP anteriores a imap-2007e y otras aplicaciones, permiten a atacantes, despendiendo del contexto, provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un correo electrónico, que desencadene un desbordamiento de buffer.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-12-12 CVE Reserved
2008-12-23 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/33275	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33638	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490	Vdb Entry
http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/REL...	X_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabili...	Vdb Entry

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URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146	2017-08-08
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January...	2017-08-08

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (37)

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				<= 2007d Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version " <= 2007d"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2000 Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2000"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2000a Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2000a"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2000b Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2000b"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2000c Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2000c"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2001 Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2001"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2001a Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2001a"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2002 Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2002"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2002a Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2002a"		-		Affected
University Of Washington Search vendor "University Of Washington"		Imap Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap"				2002b Search vendor "University Of Washington" for product "Imap" and version "2002b"		-		Affected

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