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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-1266 EUVD-2007-1263GHSA-hr5c-fh4q-4782

Evolution 2.8.1 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Evolution from visually dist…

Published Mar 6, 2007 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: evolution Ecosystem: Debian

Description

Evolution 2.8.1 and earlier does not properly use the --status-fd argument when invoking GnuPG, which prevents Evolution from visually distinguishing between signed and unsigned portions of OpenPGP messages with multiple components, which allows remote attackers to forge the contents of a message without detection.

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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 evolution No fix yet —
Debian 13 evolution No fix yet —
Debian 12 evolution No fix yet —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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