CVE-2008-0072

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    CVE-2008-0072

    Published: 6 Mar 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Format string vulnerability in the emf_multipart_encrypted function in mail/em-format.c in Evolution 2.12.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted encrypted message, as demonstrated using the Version field.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/29057, http://secunia.com/advisories/29163, http://secunia.com/advisories/29210, http://secunia.com/advisories/29244, http://secunia.com/advisories/29258, http://secunia.com/advisories/29264, http://secunia.com/advisories/29317, http://secunia.com/advisories/30437, http://secunia.com/advisories/30491, http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-8/advisory/, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-12.xml, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:063, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0177.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0178.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-583-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0768/references, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1512, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00003.html, http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0105, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512491, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492684/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28102, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019540, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41011, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2310, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10701, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00190.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00195.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High