CVE-2008-1108

Description

Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long timezone string in an iCalendar attachment.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.52% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00179.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1732/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30298 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00178.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30564 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0516.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0515.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30571 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10471 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0514.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30716 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-22/advisory/
http://secunia.com/advisories/30536 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30527 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29527 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020169 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30702 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:111 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0517.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-615-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42824 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1108?
CVE-2008-1108 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1108?
To fix CVE-2008-1108, 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-2008-1108 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1108 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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