GNOME Evolution up to 2.3.7 Addressbook camel-internet-address.c denial of service
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A vulnerability was found in GNOME Evolution up to 2.3.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file camel-internet-address.c of the component Addressbook. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Evolution 2.2.x and 2.3.x in GNOME 2.7 and 2.8, when "load images if sender in addressbook" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) via a crafted "From" header that triggers an assert error in camel-internet-address.c when a null pointer is used.
The weakness was released 06/02/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2789. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21635 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : evolution (MDKSA-2006:094)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31469) and Tenable (21635).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 21635
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : evolution (MDKSA-2006:094)
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06/01/2006 🔍06/02/2006 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2789 (🔍)
X-Force: 31469
Vulnerability Center: 28263 - Evolution 2.2.x and 2.3.x Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted \, Low
SecurityFocus: 18212
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 12:19Updated: 07/12/2021 11:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (52), 03/09/2017 11:50 (7), 07/12/2021 11:50 (4), 07/12/2021 11:57 (1)
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