Ximian Evolution 2.0.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ximian Evolution 2.0.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0806. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ximian Evolution 2.0.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Evolution 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via crafted messages, possibly involving charsets in attachment filenames.

The bug was discovered 02/25/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0806 since 03/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17347 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : evolution (MDKSA-2005:059)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117927 (CentOS Security Update for Evolution (CESA-2005:397)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (17347), SecurityFocus (BID 12826†), OSVDB (14577†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7888†). The entry VDB-23862 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17347
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : evolution (MDKSA-2005:059)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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01/01/2005 🔍
02/25/2005 +55 days 🔍
03/16/2005 +19 days 🔍
03/17/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/20/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +43 days 🔍
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05/08/2005 +6 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3593 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24629

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SecurityFocus: 12826 - Novell Evolution Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14577 - CVE-2005-0806 - Ximian - Evolution - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7888 - DoS in Evolution 2.0.3 via Specially Crafted Messages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/01/2019 09:55
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 06/01/2019 09:55 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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