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Oracle Linux 4 : evolution (ELSA-2008-0177)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67667
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0177 :Updated evolution packages that fix a format string bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Evolution is the GNOME collection of personal information management (PIM) tools.
A format string flaw was found in the way Evolution displayed encrypted mail content. If a user opened a carefully crafted mail message, arbitrary code could be executed as the user running Evolution. (CVE-2008-0072)
All users of Evolution should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch which resolves this issue.
Red Hat would like to thank Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research for finding and reporting this issue.
Solution
Update the affected evolution packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-March/000534.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67667
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0177.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:evolution, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:evolution-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:evolution28, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:evolution28-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0072
BID: 28102