GNOME balsa up to 2.3.19 IMAP Server ir_fetch_seq memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNOME balsa. This issue affects the function ir_fetch_seq of the component IMAP Server. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-5007. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME balsa. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function ir_fetch_seq of the component IMAP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2007. The weakness was released 09/07/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mail.gnome.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5007 since 09/20/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27068 (GLSA-200710-17 : Balsa: Buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36750), Tenable (27068), SecurityFocus (BID 25777†), OSVDB (40585†) and Secunia (SA26947†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27068
Nessus Name: GLSA-200710-17 : Balsa: Buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 58678
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200710-17 (balsa)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: balsa 2.3.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: mail.gnome.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5007 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40011
X-Force: 36750
SecurityFocus: 25777 - Balsa Fetch Command Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26947
OSVDB: 40585 - Balsa ir_fetch_seq() Function IMAP Server FETCH Command Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 16627 - Balsa < 2.3.20 Stack Based Buffer Overflow via Response to a FETCH Command, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3263

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/29/2019 08:07
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (82), 07/29/2019 08:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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