// For flags

CVE-2008-1108

evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large timezone specification

Severity Score

7.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long timezone string in an iCalendar attachment.

Desbordamiento de búfer en Evolution 2.22.1, cuando el plugin ITip Formates está desactivado, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una cadena "timezone" larga en un adjunto iCalendar.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-02-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-06-04 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (26)
URL Tag Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/30527 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30536 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30564 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30571 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30702 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30716 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-22/advisory X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29527 Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020169 Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1732/references Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42824 Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10471 Signature
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html 2017-09-29
http://secunia.com/advisories/30298 2017-09-29
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml 2017-09-29
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:111 2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0514.html 2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0515.html 2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0516.html 2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0517.html 2017-09-29
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-615-1 2017-09-29
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html 2017-09-29
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00178.html 2017-09-29
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00179.html 2017-09-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1108 2008-06-04
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448540 2008-06-04
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnome
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 Evolution
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 2.2.1
Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Evolution" and version "2.2.1"
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Affected