PT-2008-6580 · Washington University · C-Client Library+1

Ludwig Nussel · Published 2008-12-23 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-5514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions UW IMAP toolkit versions prior to 2007e c-client library (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by an off-by-one error in the rfc822 output char function within the RFC822BUFFER routines. This error can lead to a buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted e-mail message, resulting in a denial of service (crash). The problem is context-dependent, meaning the attack's success depends on specific conditions.

Recommendations For UW IMAP toolkit versions prior to 2007e, update to version 2007e or later to resolve the issue. For the c-client library, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5514

DTSA-174-2

Affected Products

Uw Imap Toolkit

C-Client Library

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5514 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5514 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5514 · Vendor Advisory
• http://washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33638 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33275 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32958 · Note