CVE-2008-5514

libc-client: buffer overflow in rfc822_output_char / rfc822_output_data

Published Dec 23, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5491 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM
Reserved
Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 23, 2008, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 15, 2008, 12:00 AM