CVE-2008-1109: gnome evolution

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1109 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in gnome evolution. EPSS estimates a 5.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-06-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION property in an iCalendar attachment, which is not properly handled during a reply in the calendar view (aka the Calendars window).

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.