Evolution iCalendar buffer overflow
| evolution-icalendar-bo (42824) |  High Risk |
Description:
Evolution is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by iCalendar. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted iCalendar attachment containing an overly long timezone string when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.1 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system. See References.
References:
- Novell Web site: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: Novell Evolution 2.
- Secunia Research 04/06/2008: Evolution iCalendar Timezone Buffer Overflow.
- ASA-2008-226: evolution28 security update (RHSA-2008-0515)
- ASA-2008-230: evolution security update (RHSA-2008-0516)
- BID-29527: Gnome Evolution iCalendar Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- 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.
- GLSA-200806-06: Evolution: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- MDVSA-2008:111: Updated Evolution packages fix vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0514: Important: evolution security update
- RHSA-2008-0515: Important: evolution28 security update
- RHSA-2008-0516: Critical: evolution security update
- RHSA-2008-0517: Critical: evolution security update
- SA30298: Evolution iCalendar Two Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SA44289: Oracle Solaris Gnome Evolution iCalendar Buffer Overflows
- SECTRACK ID: 1020169: Evolution Buffer Overflow in Processing iCalendar Timezone Strings Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2008:028: evolution heap overflow security problems
- USN-615-1: Evolution vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1732: Evolution iCalendar Attachment Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Gentoo Linux
- GNOME Evolution 2.22.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell SLE SDK 10
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.5.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.5.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5.2.z EUS
Reported:
Jun 04, 2008
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