smtp.c in the c-client library in University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007b allows…
Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01909 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap_toolkit:2007b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007b | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap_toolkit:2007b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007b Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5006
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9mv-q87p-6xv4
References
More University Of Washington Imap Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04759 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-5006 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5006 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r9mv-q87p-6xv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5006 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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