GNOME Evolution up to 2.26.1 evolution access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNOME Evolution. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file evolution. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-1631. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNOME Evolution. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file evolution. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Mailer component in Evolution 2.26.1 and earlier uses world-readable permissions for the .evolution directory, and certain directories and files under .evolution/ related to local mail, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

The weakness was disclosed 05/14/2009 as Bug 498648 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1631 since 05/14/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45036 (SuSE 11 Security Update : evolution-data-server (SAT Patch Number 1944)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 (50512), Tenable (45036), SecurityFocus (BID 34921†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34235†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45036
Nessus Name: SuSE 11 Security Update : evolution-data-server (SAT Patch Number 1944)
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OpenVAS ID: 902088
OpenVAS Name: Evolution Mail Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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05/06/2009 🔍
05/12/2009 +6 days 🔍
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01/17/2012 +978 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1155 days 🔍
08/11/2021 +2339 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: Bug 498648
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48187
X-Force: 50512
SecurityFocus: 34921 - GNOME Evolution '~/.evolution/mail/local' File Permission Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 34235 - Evolution 2.26.1 and Earlier Mailer Component Allows Local Information Disclosure, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 09:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (58), 04/09/2017 13:26 (10), 08/11/2021 09:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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