Vulnerability in Claws-Mail
CVE-2020-16094
In imap_scan_tree_recursive in Claws Mail through 3.17.6, a malicious IMAP server can trigger stack consumption because of unlimited recursion into subdirectories during a rebuild of the folder tree.
EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Claws-mail
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32, 33
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16094?
- CVE-2020-16094 is a high-severity vulnerability in Claws-Mail, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16094?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.