CVE-2007-5007
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ir_fetch_seq function in balsa before 2.3.20 might allow...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5007- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4988 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4988- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42g6-c5f2-p9f3 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ir_fetch_seq function in balsa before 2.3.20 might allow...
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.
- Record
GHSA-42g6-c5f2-p9f3- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-5007 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5007 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gnome Balsa, published September 20, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.89%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in balsa 2.3.20-1.
References
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193179
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=297581
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
securityfocus.com/bid/25777
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474366
secunia.com/advisories/26987
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mail.gnome.org/archives/balsa-list/2007-September/msg00010.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3263
secunia.com/advisories/27272
osvdb.org/40585
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml
secunia.com/advisories/26947
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5007
github.com/advisories/GHSA-42g6-c5f2-p9f3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5007