Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd…
Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd 2001.315) and imap-2001a (imapd 2001.315) with legacy RFC 1730 support, and imapd 2000.287 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long BODY request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.19354 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.283:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000.283 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.284:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000.284 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.287:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000.287 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.315:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000.315 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.283:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000.283 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.284:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000.284 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.287:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000.287 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:2000.315:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000.315 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:092 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:092 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:092 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:092 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0379
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqq9-qgwr-48j4
References
More University Of Washington Uw-imap vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02769 Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-00166 A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01701 The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2002-0379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cqq9-qgwr-48j4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-0379 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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