Description
The handle_image function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier does not properly escape HTML characters, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary data and HTML via a MIME Content-ID header in a MIME-encoded image.
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 - MIME image/* Content-Type Data Inclusion EDB-22371 · remote · Mar 19, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- GLSA-200303-18 vendor-advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=309&idxseccion=10
- MDKSA-2003:045 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:111 vdb-entry signature
- 7119 vdb-entry
- 20030319 CORE-2003-03-04-01: Multiple vulnerabilities in Ximian 's Evolution Mail User Agent mailing-list
- 20030321 GLSA: evolution (200303-18) mailing-list
- CLA-2003:648 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:108 vendor-advisory