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Balsa "ir_fetch_seq()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA26947
Release Date: 2007-09-24
Popularity: 6,147 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Balsa 2.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Balsa, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary within the "ir_fetch_seq()" function in libbalsa/imap/imap-handle.c when handling an overly long reply to the "FETCH" command. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious IMAP server.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.3.20.

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