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 the filesystem, crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when decoding attachments.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Evolution
- Ytnef Project
- Ytnef — versions ytnef 2.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-013.html (Third Party Advisory)
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.