| Name | CVE-2007-5007 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| balsa (PTS) | jessie | 2.4.12-1 | fixed |
| stretch | 2.4.12-3 | fixed |
| buster | 2.5.6-2+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.6.1-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 2.6.4-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| balsa | source | etch | 2.3.13-3 | | | |
| balsa | source | (unstable) | 2.3.20-1 | low | | |
Notes
Minor issue fixed in 4.0r4 point release
[sarge] - balsa <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
attacker needs to get the victim a prepared server to use