CVE-2008-0072
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 6.0%EU EUVD
Format string vulnerability in the emf_multipart_encrypted function in mail/em-format.c in Evolution 2.12.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted encrypted message, as demonstrated using the Version field.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-134
- EPSS score
- 6.0% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0085)
- Published
- March 6, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0085 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / evolution
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29057(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29163(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29210(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29244(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29258(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29264(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29317(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30437(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30491(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-8/advisory/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-12.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0105
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1512(Patch)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/512491(US Government Resource)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:063
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0177.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0178.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492684/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28102
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019540
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-583-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0768/references(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41011
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2310
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10701
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00190.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00195.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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