CVE-2005-2550 Affecting evolution package, versions <2.2.3-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.88% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EVOLUTION-515990
  • published12 Aug 2005
  • disclosed12 Aug 2005

Introduced: 12 Aug 2005

CVE-2005-2550  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 evolution to version 2.2.3-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream evolution package and not the evolution package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab.

CVSS Scores

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