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CVE-2008-5005

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002 through...

10.0 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

6.35%Down 5.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5005
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5005
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4984 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-4984
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9hgh-p6fq-92mm No score

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2002 through...

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.

Record
GHSA-9hgh-p6fq-92mm
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5005
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5005 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5005
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
uw-imap
Debian:12
before 7:2007d~dfsg-1
7:2007d~dfsg-1
uw-imap
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 7:2002edebian1-13.1+etch1, plus listed versions
7:2002edebian1-13.1
7:2002edebian1-13.1+etch1
uw-imap
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2007b~dfsg-4+lenny1
2007b~dfsg-4+lenny1
uw-imap
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2007b~dfsg-4+lenny3
2007b~dfsg-4+lenny3
imap
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imap-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15
imap-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 1:2002d-15
1:2002d-15

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5005 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in University Of Washington Alpine, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.35%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in uw-imap 7:2007d~dfsg-1.

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