CVE-2008-1109

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION property in an iCalendar attachment, which is not properly handled during a reply in the calendar view (aka the Calendars window).

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
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 gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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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-2008-0515.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30571 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42826 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020170 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-23/advisory/ 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/advisories/30527 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29527 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30702 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:111 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10337 vdb entry signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-615-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1109?
CVE-2008-1109 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1109?
To fix CVE-2008-1109, 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-2008-1109 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1109 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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