evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large description parameter
Published Jun 4, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.75%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION property in an iCalendar attachment, which is not properly handled during a reply in the calendar view (aka the Calendars window).
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
evolution28-0:2.8.0-53.el4_6.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0515
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
evolution-0:2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0514
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | evolution28-0:2.8.0-53.el4_6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0515 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | evolution-0:2.12.3-8.el5_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0514 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.75% (0.05748) | 92.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.75% (0.05748) | 92.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 4.24% (0.04236) | 88.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.52% (0.05523) | 89.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.94% (0.08939) | 87.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.52% (0.05523) | 89.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 17.95% (0.17951) | 96.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 20.37% (0.20368) | 96.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 21.82% (0.21818) | 96.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.48% (0.16482) | 95.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30298 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30527 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30564 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30571 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-23/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:111 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0514.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0515.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29527 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020170 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-615-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1732/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1109 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448541 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42826 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1109
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10337 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1109
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00178.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00179.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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