CVE-2008-5006

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.67% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/03/5 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1685 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46604 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32280 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33142 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:146 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5006?
CVE-2008-5006 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5006?
To fix CVE-2008-5006, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5006 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5006 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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