RHEL 3 / 4 : Evolution (RHSA-2005:267)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19542

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated evolution packages that fix a format string issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Evolution is the GNOME collection of personal information management (PIM) tools.

A format string bug was found in Evolution. If a user tries to save a carefully crafted meeting or appointment, arbitrary code may be executed as the user running Evolution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2550 to this issue.

Additionally, several other format string bugs were found in Evolution. If a user views a malicious vCard, connects to a malicious LDAP server, or displays a task list from a malicious remote server, arbitrary code may be executed as the user running Evolution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2549 to this issue. Please note that this issue only affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

All users of Evolution should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch which resolves this issue.

Solution

Update the affected evolution and / or evolution-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2549

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2550

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:267

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19542

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-267.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/30/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evolution-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2549, CVE-2005-2550

BID: 14532

RHSA: 2005:267