CVE-2020-16117 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Evolution-data-server

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Gnome Evolution-data-serverDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateMay 24

Description

In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the mail client with a NULL pointer dereference by sending an invalid (e.g., minimal) CAPABILITY line on a connection attempt. This is related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnome/evolution-data-server< 3.36.0-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0

Patches

Patch: gitlab.gnome.org ↗Patch: gitlab.gnome.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-j89v-2w65-5qmq: In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-16117: In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3↗2020-07-29
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OSV
CVE-2020-16117: In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3↗2020-07-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
evolution-data-server: NULL pointer dereference related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server↗2020-07-30
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Debian
CVE-2020-16117: evolution-data-server - In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the ...↗2020
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-16117 evolution-data-server: NULL pointer dereference related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server↗2020-07-30
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-16117 evolution-data-server: NULL pointer dereference elated to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server [fedora-all]↗2020-07-30
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