Description
Evolution 2.2.x and 2.3.x in GNOME 2.7 and 2.8, when "load images if sender in addressbook" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) via a crafted "From" header that triggers an assert error in camel-internet-address.c when a null pointer is used.
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 | 2.4.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | evolution | 2.4.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | evolution | 2.4.0-1 | — |
References
- MDKSA-2006:094 vendor-advisory
- 18212 vdb-entry
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311440
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309453