CVE-2008-1109
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION property in an iCalendar attachment, which is not properly handled during a reply in the calendar view (aka the Calendars window).
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1118)
- Published
- June 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1118 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / evolution
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30298(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30564
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30716
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-23/advisory/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:111
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0514.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0515.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29527
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020170
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-615-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1732/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42826
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10337
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00178.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00179.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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