CVE-2020-16118

Public Exploit

Description

In GNOME Balsa before 2.6.0, a malicious server operator or man in the middle can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and client crash by sending a PREAUTH response to imap_mbox_connect in libbalsa/imap/imap-handle.c.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/balsa/-/issues/23 third party advisory exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/balsa/-/commit/4e245d758e1c826a01080d40c22ca8706f0339e5 third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00035.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00045.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16118?
CVE-2020-16118 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16118?
To fix CVE-2020-16118, 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-2020-16118 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-16118 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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