CVE-2007-5007

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ir_fetch_seq function in balsa before 2.3.20 might allow remote IMAP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long response to a FETCH command.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.22% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193179 exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297581
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25777 vdb entry patch
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474366
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/balsa-list/2007-September/msg00010.html mailing list patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3263 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27272 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/40585 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26947 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5007?
CVE-2007-5007 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5007?
To fix CVE-2007-5007, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5007 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5007 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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