NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting evolution-data-server-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.28.5-15.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-EVOLUTIONDATASERVERDEBUGINFO-3295296
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • 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 Rocky-Linux:8 evolution-data-server-debuginfo to version 0:3.28.5-15.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:1752.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream evolution-data-server-debuginfo package and not the evolution-data-server-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 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.

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