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.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1512-1 New evolution packages fix arbitrary code execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-583-1 Evolution vulnerability
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29057 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29163 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29210 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29244 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29258 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29264 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29317 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30437 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30491 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-8/advisory/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-12.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0105 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1512 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512491 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:063 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0177.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0178.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492684/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28102 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019540 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-583-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0768/references cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41011 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2310 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0072 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10701 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0072 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00190.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00195.html cve-icon cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.892Z

Reserved: 2008-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0072

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-06T00:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0072

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2008-03-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0072 - Bugzilla

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