Description
c-client IMAP Client, as used in imap-2002b and Pine 4.53, allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain large (1) literal and (2) mailbox size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | uw-imap | 7:2002c | — |
References
- FLSA:184074 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:114 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:015 vendor-advisory
- 20030514 Buffer overflows in multiple IMAP clients mailing-list