VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-16117
In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the mail client with a NULL pointer dereference by sending an invalid (e.g., minimal) CAPABILITY line on a connection attempt.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.12%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the mail client with a NULL pointer dereference by sending an invalid (e.g., minimal) CAPABILITY line on a connection attempt. This is related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.12% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- gnome/evolution-data-server · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/2cc39592b532cf0dc994fd3694b8e6bf924c9ab5Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/627c3cdbfd077e59aa288c85ff8272950577f1d7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/189Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/2cc39592b532cf0dc994fd3694b8e6bf924c9ab5Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/627c3cdbfd077e59aa288c85ff8272950577f1d7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/189Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.