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CVE-2008-5006

UnknownEPSS 1.96%

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CVE-2008-5006 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. smtp.c in the c-client library in University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007b allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by responding to the QUIT command with a close of the TCP connection instead of the expected 221 response code.. EPSS estimates a 1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

smtp.c in the c-client library in University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007b allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by responding to the QUIT command with a close of the TCP connection instead of the expected 221 response code.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.96%

77.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
University Of WashingtonImap Toolkit2007b

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-5006?
smtp.c in the c-client library in University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007b allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by responding to the QUIT command with a close of the TCP connection instead of the expected 221 response code.
How severe is CVE-2008-5006?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-5006 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5006?
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Source: NVD / NIST