Information Exposure Affecting evolution-spamassassin package, versions <0:3.28.5-10.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-EVOLUTIONSPAMASSASSIN-9727679
  • published17 Apr 2025
  • disclosed17 Apr 2020

Introduced: 17 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-11879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-201  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 evolution-spamassassin to version 0:3.28.5-10.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2833.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream evolution-spamassassin package and not the evolution-spamassassin package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1