uw-imap Client Library Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021485 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021485
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-5514
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 22 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to imap-2007e
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the IMAP Toolkit (uw-imap) client library. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions against applications that use the client library.
A remote user can send e-mail with specially crafted e-mail addresses to trigger a buffer overflow in the RFC822BUFFER routines and cause the target application that is using the client library to crash.
The php imap module is affected.
The imap daemon is not affected.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target application using the client library to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (imap-2007e).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:02:15 -0500
Subject: UW-IMAP
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http://www.washington.edu/imap/documentation/RELNOTES.html
imap-2007e is a maintenance release, consisting primarily of bugfixes to
problems discovered in the release that affected a small number of users
plus a security fix for users of the RFC822BUFFER routines.
CVE-2008-5514
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