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CVE-2008-0072

Status Candidate

Overview

Format string vulnerability in the emf_multipart_encrypted function in mail/em-format.c in Evolution 2.12.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted encrypted message, as demonstrated using the Version field.

Related Files

SUSE-SA-2008-014.txt
Posted Mar 14, 2008
Site suse.com

SUSE Security Announcement - The Evolution personal information manager is vulnerable to format string bugs in the emf_multipart_encrypted() function that is used to process encrypted messages. This bug can be abused by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted encrypted e-mail.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary
systems | linux, suse
advisories | CVE-2008-0072
SHA-256 | f0ad4928578b14285535ecc1964dcc56bd9f04a59e5cf840b0a9bb45dca19394
Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-063
Posted Mar 12, 2008
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research discovered a format string flaw in how Evolution displayed encrypted mail content. If a user were to open a carefully crafted email message, arbitrary code could be executed with the permissions of the user running Evolution.

tags | advisory, arbitrary
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2008-0072
SHA-256 | 52eda058258bdcb9d43638c57fc974b386b40ef9d7b0bbeae526792bdb969b82
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200803-12
Posted Mar 12, 2008
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-12 - Ulf Harnhammar from Secunia Research discovered a format string error in the emf_multipart_encrypted() function in the file mail/em-format.c when reading certain data (e.g. the Version: field) from an encrypted e-mail. Versions less than 2.12.3-r1 are affected.

tags | advisory
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2008-0072
SHA-256 | 33a92899b1ce0b36840cf539ae269f980d49133cc7962c917e2bc7db908681d3
Ubuntu Security Notice 583-1
Posted Mar 12, 2008
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 583-1 - Ulf Harnhammar discovered that Evolution did not correctly handle format strings when processing encrypted emails. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted email, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, code execution
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2008-0072
SHA-256 | de63b123c9a1cee483e103bd14102f1e7f065f80460804cae7ed3f45460c2dab
Debian Linux Security Advisory 1512-1
Posted Mar 12, 2008
Authored by Debian | Site debian.org

Debian Security Advisory 1512-1 - Ulf Harnhammar discovered that Evolution, the e-mail and groupware suite, had a format string vulnerability in the parsing of encrypted mail messages. If the user opened a specially crafted email message, code execution was possible.

tags | advisory, code execution
systems | linux, debian
advisories | CVE-2008-0072
SHA-256 | 9402a08a62d7316259919341c76df564fda29993750e3ba47d980ceef4d71148
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