CVE-2008-5514

no score yetEPSS 1.8%

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: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2008-12-23
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

university_of_washington:imap

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958

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