CVE-2008-5005 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5005: 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

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5005 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

uw-imap→ fixed in7:2007d~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y uw-imap
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

uw-imap→ fixed in7:2007d~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y uw-imap
```

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