Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Evolution vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-442-1 | First vendor Publication | 2007-03-26 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2007-03-26 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: Ubuntu 6.10: After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Evolution or reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research discovered that Evolution did not correctly handle format strings when displaying shared memos. If a remote attacker tricked a user into viewing a specially crafted shared memo, they could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-442-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10100 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10100 | ||
| Title: | Format string vulnerability in the write_html function in calendar/gui/e-cal-component-memo-preview.c in Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the categories of a crafted shared memo. | ||
| Description: | Format string vulnerability in the write_html function in calendar/gui/e-cal-component-memo-preview.c in Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the categories of a crafted shared memo. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-1002 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21824 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21824 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2007:0158: evolution security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Format string vulnerability in the write_html function in calendar/gui/e-cal-component-memo-preview.c in Evolution Shared Memo 2.8.2.1, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format specifiers in the categories of a crafted shared memo. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2007:0158-01 CVE-2007-1002 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | evolution |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for evolution MDKSA-2007:070 (evolution) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_070.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for evolution vulnerability USN-442-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_442_1.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for evolution FEDORA-2007-393 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_393_evolution_fc6.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : Fedora Update for evolution FEDORA-2007-404 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_404_evolution_fc5.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200706-02 (evolution) File : nvt/glsa_200706_02.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1325-1 (evolution) File : nvt/deb_1325_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 34345 | Evolution Shared Memo e-cal-component-memo-preview.c write_html Function Form... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-442-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_evolution-3960.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-07-10 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1325.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-06-07 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200706-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0158.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-04-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-070.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:04:16 |
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