Description
Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a mail message that is uuencoded multiple times.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | evolution | 1.2.3 | — |
| Debian 13 | evolution | 1.2.3 | — |
| Debian 12 | evolution | 1.2.3 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Ximian Evolution 1.x - UUEncoding Parsing Memory Corruption EDB-22369 · remote · Mar 17, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 7118 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200303-18 vendor-advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=309&idxseccion=10
- MDKSA-2003:045 vendor-advisory
- 20030319 CORE-2003-03-04-01: Multiple vulnerabilities in Ximian 's Evolution Mail User Agent mailing-list
- 20030321 GLSA: evolution (200303-18) mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:108 vdb-entry signature
- CLA-2003:648 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:108 vendor-advisory