CVE-2009-1631

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    CVE-2009-1631

    Published: 14 May 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The Mailer component in Evolution 2.26.1 and earlier uses world-readable permissions for the .evolution directory, and certain directories and files under .evolution/ related to local mail, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

    References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526409, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581604, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498648, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/6, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34921

    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