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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-0072 json

Format string vulnerability in the emf_multipart_encrypted function in mail/em-format.c in Evolution 2.12.3 and earlier allows remote attac…

published 2008-03-06 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0085

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.0%
EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the emf_multipart_encrypted function in mail/em-format.c in Evolution 2.12.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted encrypted message, as demonstrated using the Version field.

Patch / fix

  • evolution Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.12.3-1.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0072

  • evolution RHEL 4 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1
  • evolution RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.8.0-40.el5_1.1
  • evolution28 RHEL 4 2.8.0-53.el4_6.2
  • evolution RHEL 4.5 EUS 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0178RHSA-2008:0177

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-0072 updated cvss 6.8

Evolution format string flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0178
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.2, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) evolution 2.8.0-40.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.2, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) evolution 2.8.0-40.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0177
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0178
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.2, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) evolution 2.8.0-40.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.2, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0177

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

Sources

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