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Amazon Linux 2 : evolution (ALAS-2025-2833)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 234518

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of evolution installed on the remote host is prior to 3.28.5-10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2833 advisory.

 An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) mailto?attach=... parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value. (CVE-2020-11879)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update evolution' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2025-2833.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2020-11879.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 234518

File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2833.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/17/2025

Updated: 4/17/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11879

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-pst, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-spamassassin, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-bogofilter, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-help, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11879