CVE-2020-16118
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-16118
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-07-29T18:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-03T16:24:49
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:balsa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.6.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00045.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16118 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16118 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:20:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 20:25:19 | 2020-07-29T18:15Z | 2020-07-29T18:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 20:25:19 | 2020-08-18T12:15:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 20:25:19 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-03 17:10:19 | 2023-02-03T16:24:49 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-03 17:10:19 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |