Evolution Buffer Overflow in Replying to iCalendar Requests Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020170
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020170
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1109
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 4 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Secunia Research
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Version(s): 2.22.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Evolution. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create an iCalendar request with a specially crafted 'DESCRIPTION' property. When the request is replied to by
the target user when in calendar view, a buffer overflow will occur and arbitrary code will be executed on the target user's system.
The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vendor was notified on May 27, 2008.
Alin Rad Pop of Secunia
Research reported this vulnerability.
Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
The original advisory is available at:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2
008-23/advisory/
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Impact: A remote user can create a request that, when replied to by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:49:11 -0400
Subject: Evolution
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http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-23/advisory/
CVE-2008-1109
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