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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-1109 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION prope…

published 2008-06-04 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1118

cvss
9.3
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

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).

Patch / fix

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1109

  • 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

red hat advisories RHSA-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-2008-1109 updated cvss 6.8

evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large description parameter

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0515
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0515
  • 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 version 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0515
  • 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 4 evolution28 2.8.0-53.el4_6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0515

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Exploit prediction

5.75% 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 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/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

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.