Integer overflow in Gnome Evolution

CVE-2005-0102

Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper in Evolution 2.0.2 and earlier allows local users or remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via a length value of -1, which leads to a zero byte memory allocation and a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.032 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE)
  • cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0102?
CVE-2005-0102 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Evolution, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2005-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2005-0102?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.