Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1 write_html memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1. The impacted element is the function write_html. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-1002. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1. This affects the function write_html. 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:

Format string vulnerability in the write_html function in calendar/gui/e-cal-component-memo-preview.c in Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the categories of a crafted shared memo.

The bug was discovered 03/21/2007. The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2007 by Ulf Harnhammar with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1002 since 02/16/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27210 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : evolution (evolution-3960)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33106), Tenable (27210), SecurityFocus (BID 23073†), OSVDB (34345†) and Secunia (SA24234†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27210
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : evolution (evolution-3960)
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OpenVAS ID: 58446
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1325-1 (evolution)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35757

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X-Force: 33106
SecurityFocus: 23073 - Gnome Evolution Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 24234 - Evolution Shared Memo Categories Format String Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34345 - CVE-2007-1002 - Evolution - Shared Memo - Format String Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017808
Vulnerability Center: 14773 - Evolution Shared Memo Format String Vulnerability Allows Remote User-Assisted Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1058

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/17/2019 12:17
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (82), 07/17/2019 12:17 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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