Path Traversal in Gnome Evolution
CVE-2009-3721
Multiple directory traversal and buffer overflow vulnerabilities were discovered in yTNEF, and in Evolution's TNEF parser that is derived from yTNEF. A crafted email could cause these applications to write data in arbitrary locations on th…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnome Evolution
- Ytnef_project Ytnef
- N/a Ytnef — versions ytnef 2.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3721?
- CVE-2009-3721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Evolution, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2009-3721?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.