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Balsa "ir_fetch_seq()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26947
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Release Date:
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2007-09-24
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Popularity:
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4,366 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Balsa 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5007
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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.
Solution:
Update to version 2.3.20.
Provided and/or discovered by:
"Evil Ninja Squirrel"
Original Advisory:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474366
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