Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10485
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:10
Title: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.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2008-5005
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • imap-utils is earlier than 1:2002d-15
  • OR imap is earlier than 1:2002d-15
  • OR imap-devel is earlier than 1:2002d-15
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