CVE-2009-0671

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0671
StateREJECT
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-22 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:03:00 UTC
Description** REJECT ** Format string vulnerability in the University of Washington (UW) c-client library, as used by the UW IMAP toolkit imap-2007d and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the initial request to the IMAP port (143/tcp). NOTE: Red Hat has disputed the vulnerability, stating "The Red Hat Security Response Team have been unable to confirm the existence of this format string vulnerability in the toolkit, and the sample published exploit is not complete or functional." CVE agrees that the exploit contains syntax errors and uses Unix-only include files while invoking Windows functions.

References

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RETIRED: University of Washington IMAP c-client Remote Format String Vulnerability MITRE www.securityfocus.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-02-24Mark J CoxDisputed: The Red Hat Security Response Team have been unable to confirm the existence of this format string vulnerability in the toolkit, and the sample published exploit is not complete or functional.

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