CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2549

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Evolution 1.5 through 2.3.6.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) full vCard data, (2) contact data from remote LDAP servers, or (3) task list data from remote servers.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the possibility of remote crashes of the Evolution email client, disrupting user work. In case of successful code execution, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Evolution to a version later than 2.3.6.1, which fixes these vulnerabilities. Also, limit trust in data from unknown sources such as remote LDAP servers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Evolution 1.5 through 2.3.6.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) full vCard data, (2) contact data from remote LDAP servers, or (3) task list data from remote servers.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS