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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...

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 GitHub