Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Balsa Email Client by GNOME
CVE-2007-5007

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Key Information:

Vendor: Gnome
Status: Balsa
Vendor: CVE Published:; 12 December 2007

What is CVE-2007-5007?

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the 'ir_fetch_seq' function of Balsa, an email client by GNOME, prior to version 2.3.20. This vulnerability may allow remote IMAP servers to trigger an overflow by sending a long response to a FETCH command, potentially enabling the execution of arbitrary code on the user’s machine. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Balsa to mitigate this risk.

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