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CVE-2008-5514
Published: Dec 23, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
33275
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32958
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
33638
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
uwimapd-rfc822outputchar-dos(47526)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1021485
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
FEDORA-2009-0371
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2008-3490
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
MDVSA-2009:146
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
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