CVE-2008-1109 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Evolution

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer8 documents8 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
4.2%
top 11.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Gnome Evolution
Timeline
PublishedJun 4
Latest updateMay 1

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).

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnome/evolution< 2.22.2-1.1+3
▶NVDgnome/evolution2.22.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-8h38-8v6v-579f: Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2008-1109: Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2↗2008-06-04
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CVEList
CVE-2008-1109: Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2↗2008-06-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Evolution vulnerabilities↗2008-06-06
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Red Hat
evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large description parameter↗2008-06-04
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Debian
CVE-2008-1109: evolution - Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attac...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-1109 evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large description parameter↗2008-05-27
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CVE-2008-1109 — Gnome Evolution vulnerability | cvebase