CVE-2007-5007

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ir_fetch_seq function in balsa before 2.3.20 might allow...

6.8 MediumFix available

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

3.89%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

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 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo 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-2007-4988No 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-p9f3No 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

OSVNo 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-2007-5007No 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

gnome balsa

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`balsa` Debian:12	before 2.3.20-1	2.3.20-1
`balsa` Debian:13	before 2.3.20-1	2.3.20-1
`balsa` Debian:14	before 2.3.20-1	2.3.20-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	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

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