libc-client: buffer overflow in rfc822_output_char / rfc822_output_data
Published Dec 23, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.76%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2007d
- 2000
- 2000a
- 2000b
- 2000c
- 2001
- 2001a
- 2002
- 2002a
- 2002b
- 2002c
- 2002d
- 2002e
- 2002f
- 2004
- 2004a
- 2004b
- 2004c
- 2004d
- 2004e
- 2004f
- 2004g
- 2006
- 2006a
- 2006b
- 2006c
- 2006d
- 2006e
- 2006f
- 2006g
- 2006h
- 2006i
- 2006j
- 2006k
- 2007
- 2007a
- 2007b
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of imap as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3, and the versions of libc-client as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01764) | 77.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01764) | 75.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.27% (0.01275) | 78.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 62.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 61.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 63.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 61.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 63.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33275 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33638 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5514 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5514
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5514
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33275 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33638 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1021485 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32958 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3490 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5514 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477227 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47526 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5514 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5514 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00846.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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