GNOME Evolution up to 2.3.6.1 LDAP Server memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in GNOME Evolution up to 2.3.6.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component LDAP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2005 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2549 since 08/12/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22558 (Debian DSA-1016-1 : evolution - format string vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117876 (CentOS Security Update for Evolution (CESA-2005:267)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21776) and Tenable (22558). The entry 25990 is related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 22558
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1016-1 : evolution - format string vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56467
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1016-1 (evolution)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2549 (🔍)
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X-Force: 21776
Vulnerability Center: 9012 - Evolution Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14532 - GNOME Evolution Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16394
OSVDB: 18689 - GNOME Evolution Task List Data Remote Format String

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/08/2019 16:24
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (76), 06/08/2019 16:24 (5)
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