CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2550

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise or disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Evolution to a version later than 2.3.6.1 that fixes this vulnerability, and to restrict access to untrusted calendar data sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab.

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