18689 : GNOME Evolution Task List Data Remote Format String
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10 months ago

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Disclosure
Aug 10, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

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Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Evolution contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. The issue is due to an unspecified format string flaw related to the display of task list data from remote servers. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 2.3.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
GNOME Project
Watch-list
Evolution
Watch-list
 1.5
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.3.5
2.3.6
2.3.6.1

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Credit
  • Ulf Härnhammar - Swedish IT Incident Centre

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