MEDIUM
Evolution 2.8.1 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Evolution from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection
Published Mar 6, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.05%
Description
Evolution 2.8.1 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Evolution from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.05% 0.05049
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05049
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05049) | 92.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05049) | 91.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04797) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03772) | 87.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.70% (0.02703) | 84.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.47% (0.05467) | 83.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03081) | 85.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.21% (0.03208) | 90.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 5.70% (0.05700) | 93.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 6.36% (0.06362) | 93.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 3.67% (0.03667) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 3.24% (0.03237) | 90.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.31% (0.03309) | 89.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.11% (0.03107) | 89.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2007-March/030514.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24412 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2353 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1687 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461958/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461958/30/7710/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22760 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017727 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0835 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2007-March/030514.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24412 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2353 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=1687 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461958/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461958/30/7710/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22760 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017727 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0835 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 6, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 4, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1266
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a