CVE-2005-2549

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Evolution 1.5 through 2.3.6.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) full vCard data, (2) contact data from remote LDAP servers, or (3) task list data from remote servers.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.93% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19380	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16394	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9553	signature vdb entry
http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112368237712032&w=2	mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2549?: CVE-2005-2549 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2549?: To fix CVE-2005-2549, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2549 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2549 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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