6.8

CVE-2008-0072: gnome evolution

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0177RHSA-2008:0178DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0072
Published 06-03-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0072 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in gnome evolution. EPSS estimates a 6.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-03-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat6 products
  • evolution< 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 | < 0:2.8.0-40.el5_1.1 | < 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1
  • evolution-debuginfo< 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 | < 0:2.8.0-40.el5_1.1 | < 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1
  • evolution-devel< 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 | < 0:2.8.0-40.el5_1.1 | < 0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1
  • evolution28< 0:2.8.0-53.el4_6.2
  • evolution28-debuginfo< 0:2.8.0-53.el4_6.2
Debian1 product
  • evolution< 2.12.3-1.1 | < 2.0.4-2sarge3 | < 2.6.3-6etch2
Gnome1 product

3 vendors · 8 products

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