CVE-2008-1108
Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long timezone string in an iCalendar attachment.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long timezone string in an iCalendar attachment.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.69% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnome/evolution
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 5.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30298Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30536
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30564
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30716
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-22/advisory/
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:111
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0514.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0515.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0516.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0517.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29527
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020169
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-615-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1732/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42824
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10471
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00178.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00179.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30298Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30536
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30564
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30571
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.