Evolution task list data format string
| evolution-task-list-data-format-string (21776) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Evolution is vulnerable to a format string attack when displaying task list data from remote servers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or possibly cause a denial of service.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Evolution (2.3.7 or later), as listed in SITIC Vulnerability Advisory SA05-001. See References.
— OR —
Apply the unofficial patch for this vulnerability, as listed in SITIC Vulnerability Advisory SA05-001. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1016-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of evolution (2.2.3-r3 or later), as listed in GLSA 200508-12. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest Evolution, as listed below. Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:054 for more information. See References.
x86 and x86-64 Platforms:
SUSE Linux 9.3: 2.2.1-7 or later
SUSE Linux 9.2: 2.0.1-6.8 or later
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest Evolution package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2005:1004 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 2.0.4-75609U10_6cl or later
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:267-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-166-1 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Academic Computer Club Web page: Index of /pub/gnome/sources/evolution/2.3.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:1004: Fix for Evolution vulnerabilities.
- Evolution Web site: Evolution.
- SITIC Vulnerability Advisory SA05-001: Evolution multiple remote format string bugs.
- BID-14532: GNOME Evolution Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-2549: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Evolution 1.5 through 2.3.6.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) full vCard data, (2) contact data from remote LDAP servers, or (3) task list data from remote servers.
- DSA-1016: evolution -- format string vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200508-12: Evolution: Format string vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:141: Updated evolution packages fixes format string vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-267: Evolution security update
- SA16394: GNOME Evolution Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2005:054: evolution: remote code execution
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Conectiva Linux 10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- GNOME Evolution 1.5
- GNOME Evolution 2.0
- GNOME Evolution 2.1
- GNOME Evolution 2.2
- GNOME Evolution 2.3.1
- GNOME Evolution 2.3.2
- GNOME Evolution 2.3.3
- GNOME Evolution 2.3.4
- GNOME Evolution 2.3.5
- GNOME Evolution 2.3.6.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
Reported:
Aug 10, 2005
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