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CVE-2008-1109
Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION…
High9.3EPSS 5.7%
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- flexera
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).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- FEDORA-2008-5018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1732 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30298 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-5016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 30564 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0515 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200806-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 30571 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-4990 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- evolution-icalendar-description-bo(42826) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1020170 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-23/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0514 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 30716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30527 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29527 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 30702 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10337 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-615-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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