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Fencer Vulns
high 7.6

CVE-2008-1108 json

Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a lo…

published 2008-06-04 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1117

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.7%
EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long timezone string in an iCalendar attachment.

Patch / fix

  • evolution Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.22.2-1.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1108

  • evolution RHEL 3 1.4.5-22.el3
  • evolution RHEL 4 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.2
  • evolution28 RHEL 4 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3
  • evolution RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
  • evolution-help RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
  • evolution RHEL 4.5 EUS 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0517RHSA-2008:0516RHSA-2008:0515RHSA-2008:0514

  • evolution openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.40.4-1.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10743-1

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-2008-1108 updated cvss 7.5

evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large timezone specification

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 evolution 1.4.5-22.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0516
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0517
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 evolution 1.4.5-22.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0516
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) evolution 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2, evolution-help 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0514
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0516
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) evolution 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2, evolution-help 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0514
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0517
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 evolution 1.4.5-22.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0516
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) evolution 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2, evolution-help 2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0514
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 evolution 1.4.5-22.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3, evolution 2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0516

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Exploit prediction

5.69% 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 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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