CVE-2020-16118

In GNOME Balsa before 2.6.0, a malicious server operator or man in the middle can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and client crash by sending a PREAUTH response to imap_mbox_connect in libbalsa/imap/imap-handle.c.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/balsa/-/commit/4e245d758e1c826a01080d40c22ca8706f0339e5	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/balsa/-/issues/23	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00035.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00045.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1::::::

Information

Published : 2020-07-29 11:15

Updated : 2023-02-03 08:24

NVD link : CVE-2020-16118

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16118

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

opensuse

backports_sle
leap

gnome

balsa

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