Stack-based buffer overflow in the ir_fetch_seq function in balsa before 2.3.20 might…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03893 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 40
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.7 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.10 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.16 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.17 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.18 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.16 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.17 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.18 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Show 30 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.2 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.90 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.91 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.2 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.4 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.5 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.6 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.7 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.8 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.10 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.11 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.12 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.13 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.14 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.15 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.16 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.17 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.19 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.10 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.11 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.12 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.13 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.14 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.15 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.16 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.17 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:2.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.19 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42g6-c5f2-p9f3
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More GNOME Balsa vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12677 In GNOME Balsa before 2.6.0, a malicious server operator or man in the middle can trigger… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-10707 In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2007-5007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42g6-c5f2-p9f3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-5007 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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