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Evolution Encrypted Message Format String Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA29057
Release Date: 2008-03-05
Last Update: 2008-03-12
Popularity: 8,655 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:GNOME Evolution 2.x
Novell Evolution 2.x

Binary Analysis: BA357 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Evolution, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

A format string error in the "emf_multipart_encrypted()" and "emf_inlinepgp_encrypted()" functions in mail/em-format.c when displaying data (e.g. the "Version:" field) from an encrypted e-mail message can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted e-mail message.

Successful exploitation requires that the user selects a malicious e-mail message.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.12.3. Other versions may also be affected.

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