# 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 u

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-12-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33275
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33638
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146

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