Description
GNOME Evolution before 3.2.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the attachment parameter to a mailto: URL, which attaches the file to the email.
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 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | evolution | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | evolution | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | evolution +6 | 2.28.3-30.el6 | RHSA-2013:0516 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:0516 Red Hat Security Advisory: evolution security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution/commit/?id=0a478083fa31aec0059bc6feacc054226fe55b56
- RHSA-2013:0516 vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- evolution-mailto-info-disclosure(82450) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=733504
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=657374
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution/commit/?id=588c410718068388f8ce0004a71c104a4c89cce3