CVE catalog

CVE-2008-5514

alpine: CVE-2008-5514

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 23, 2008, 6:30:03 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.76% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	alpine	sid	`2.26+dfsg-6`	fixed
Debian	alpine	forky	`2.26+dfsg-6`	fixed
Debian	alpine	trixie	`2.26+dfsg-3`	fixed
Debian	alpine	bookworm	`2.26+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	uw-imap	bookworm	`8:2007f~dfsg-7`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	alpine	source	sid	`2.02-3.1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	alpine	source	forky	`2.02-3.1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	alpine	source	trixie	`2.02-3.1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	alpine	source	bookworm	`2.02-3.1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	uw-imap	source	bookworm	`2007b~dfsg-1.1`	medium	Not reported	[510918]

[Debian bug #510918]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[alpine]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
[alpine-doc]Fixed
Source package: [alpine]
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
[alpine-pico]Fixed
Source package: [alpine]
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
[libc-client2007e]Fixed
Source package: [uw-imap]
Details (2)
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
[libc-client2007e-dev]Fixed
Source package: [uw-imap]
Details (2)
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
[mlock]Fixed
Source package: [uw-imap]
Details (2)
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
[pilot]Fixed
Source package: [alpine]
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
- 2.26+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · bookworm; dsa · alpine · debian · 12
[uw-mailutils]Fixed
Source package: [uw-imap]
Details (2)
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12
- 8:2007f~dfsg-7+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2007b~dfsg-1.1
  dsa · uw-imap · debian · bookworm; dsa · uw-imap · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[alpine]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
[alpine-doc]Fixed
Source package: [alpine]
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
[alpine-pico]Fixed
Source package: [alpine]
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
[pilot]Fixed
Source package: [alpine]
Details (2)
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13
- 2.26+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.02-3.1
  dsa · alpine · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]