Scientific Linux Security Update : evolution-data-server on SL5.x i386/x86_64

high Nessus Plugin ID 60545

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Evolution Data Server did not properly check the Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) signatures used for public key encryption and signing of e-mail messages. An attacker could use this flaw to spoof a signature by modifying the text of the e-mail message displayed to the user. (CVE-2009-0547)

It was discovered that Evolution Data Server did not properly validate NTLM (NT LAN Manager) authentication challenge packets. A malicious server using NTLM authentication could cause an application using Evolution Data Server to disclose portions of its memory or crash during user authentication. (CVE-2009-0582)

Multiple integer overflow flaws which could cause heap-based buffer overflows were found in the Base64 encoding routines used by Evolution Data Server. This could cause an application using Evolution Data Server to crash, or, possibly, execute an arbitrary code when large untrusted data blocks were Base64-encoded. (CVE-2009-0587)

All running instances of Evolution Data Server and applications using it (such as Evolution) must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected evolution-data-server, evolution-data-server-devel and / or evolution-data-server-doc packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?aeccb682

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 60545

File Name: sl_20090316_evolution_data_server_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0547, CVE-2009-0582, CVE-2009-0587

CWE: 189, 20, 310