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Debian DSA-1325-1 : evolution - several vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 25675
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in Evolution, a groupware suite with mail client and organizer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2007-1002 Ulf Harnhammar discovered that a format string vulnerability in the handling of shared calendars may allow the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2007-3257 It was discovered that the IMAP code in the Evolution Data Server performs insufficient sanitising of a value later used an array index, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Upgrade the evolution packages.For the oldstable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.4-2sarge2. Packages for hppa, mips and powerpc are not yet available. They will be provided later.
For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.3-6etch1. Packages for mips are not yet available. They will be provided later.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1002
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 25675
File Name: debian_DSA-1325.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 7/10/2007
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evolution, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1002, CVE-2007-3257
DSA: 1325