Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2789
Evolution 2.2.x and 2.3.x in GNOME 2.7 and 2.8, when "load images if sender in addressbook" is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) via a crafted "From" header that triggers an assert error in camel-internet-address.c when a null pointer is used.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2006-2789
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2789
0.87%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 80 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2789
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.6
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LOW | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
4.9
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2.9
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NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2006-2789
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Red Hat 2006-08-30Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of Evolution as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
References for CVE-2006-2789
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http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311440
Bug 311440 – Crashes on particular e-mail
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:094
Mandriva
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http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309453
Bug 309453 – Crash during start-up if no From address in an email
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18212
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