GNOME Evolution 2.22.1 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in GNOME Evolution 2.22.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION property in an iCalendar attachment, which is not properly handled during a reply in the calendar view (aka the Calendars window).

The bug was discovered 06/04/2008. The weakness was shared 06/04/2008 by Alin Rad Pop with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1109 since 02/29/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43691 (CentOS 5 : evolution (CESA-2008:0514)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165689 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Evolution (SUSE-SA:2008:028)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42826) and Tenable (43691). The entry 42648 is related to this item.

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

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Nessus ID: 43691
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : evolution (CESA-2008:0514)
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OpenVAS ID: 880197
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1109 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42826
SecurityTracker: 1020170
Vulnerability Center: 18565 - Novell Evolution iCalendar Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via Long DESCRIPTION Property, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29527 - Gnome Evolution iCalendar Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30298
OSVDB: 46006 - CVE-2008-1109 - Evolution - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1732

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 11:48
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/11/2019 11:48 (12)
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