CVE-2008-5006
smtp.c in the c-client library in University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007b allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by responding to the QUIT command with a close of the TCP connection…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
smtp.c in the c-client library in University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007b allows remote SMTP servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by responding to the QUIT command with a close of the TCP connection instead of the expected 221 response code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- university of washington/imap toolkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33142
- 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/2008/11/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32280
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46604
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33142
- 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/2008/11/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32280
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46604
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.