NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting evolution-data-server package, versions <3.36.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-EVOLUTIONDATASERVER-596172
  • published29 Jul 2020
  • disclosed29 Jul 2020

Introduced: 29 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-16117  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 evolution-data-server to version 3.36.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the mail client with a NULL pointer dereference by sending an invalid (e.g., minimal) CAPABILITY line on a connection attempt. This is related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server.

CVSS Scores

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