CVE-2008-5005
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002 through 2007c, (2) University of Washington Alpine 2.00 and earlier, and (3) Panda IMAP allow (a) local users to gain privileges by specifying a long folder…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002 through 2007c, (2) University of Washington Alpine 2.00 and earlier, and (3) Panda IMAP allow (a) local users to gain privileges by specifying a long folder extension argument on the command line to the tmail or dmail program; and (b) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending e-mail to a destination mailbox name composed of a username and '+' character followed by a long string, processed by the tmail or possibly dmail program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.35% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- university of washington/alpine · university of washington/imap toolkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/pipermail/imap-uw/2008-October/002267.htmlPatch
- http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/pipermail/imap-uw/2008-October/002268.html
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=122572590212610&w=4
- http://panda.com/imap/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0275.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32483Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32512
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33996
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4570
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021131
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-065.htm
- http://www.bitsec.com/en/rad/bsa-081103.cURL Repurposed
- http://www.bitsec.com/en/rad/bsa-081103.txtURL Repurposed
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1685
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498002/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32072
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3042
- http://www.washington.edu/alpine/tmailbug.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469667Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46281
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10485
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00058.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00082.html
- http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/pipermail/imap-uw/2008-October/002267.htmlPatch
- http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/pipermail/imap-uw/2008-October/002268.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.