CVE - CVE-2008-5514

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5514	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:1021485 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485 MISC:32958 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958 MISC:33275 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33275 MISC:33638 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33638 MISC:ADV-2008-3490 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:FEDORA-2009-0371 URL:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html MISC:MDVSA-2009:146 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html URL:http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227 MISC:uwimapd-rfc822outputchar-dos(47526) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20081212	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081212)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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