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CVE-2008-5514

UnknownEPSS 1.76%

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CVE-2008-5514 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.76%

75.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
University Of WashingtonImap<= 2007d
University Of WashingtonImap2000
University Of WashingtonImap2000a
University Of WashingtonImap2000b
University Of WashingtonImap2000c
University Of WashingtonImap2001
University Of WashingtonImap2001a
University Of WashingtonImap2002
University Of WashingtonImap2002a
University Of WashingtonImap2002b
University Of WashingtonImap2002c
University Of WashingtonImap2002d
University Of WashingtonImap2002e
University Of WashingtonImap2002f
University Of WashingtonImap2004
University Of WashingtonImap2004a
University Of WashingtonImap2004b
University Of WashingtonImap2004c
University Of WashingtonImap2004d
University Of WashingtonImap2004e
University Of WashingtonImap2004f
University Of WashingtonImap2004g
University Of WashingtonImap2006
University Of WashingtonImap2006a
University Of WashingtonImap2006b
University Of WashingtonImap2006c
University Of WashingtonImap2006d
University Of WashingtonImap2006e
University Of WashingtonImap2006f
University Of WashingtonImap2006g
University Of WashingtonImap2006h
University Of WashingtonImap2006i
University Of WashingtonImap2006j
University Of WashingtonImap2006k
University Of WashingtonImap2007
University Of WashingtonImap2007a
University Of WashingtonImap2007b

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-5514?
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.
How severe is CVE-2008-5514?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-5514 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5514?
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Source: NVD / NIST