CVE-2005-2550
Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.43% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/evolution
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112368237712032&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19380
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532
- http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112368237712032&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19380
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532
- http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.