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CVE-2005-2550
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.
Published: Aug 12, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (11)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | evolution | 1.4 |
| gnome | evolution | 1.5 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.0 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.1 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.2 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.3.1 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.3.2 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.3.3 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.3.4 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.3.5 |
| gnome | evolution | 2.3.6.1 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-m9j9-chcx-7492
Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a...
References (26)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112368237712032&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19380
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532
- http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112368237712032&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16394
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
4.43%
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
31.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
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