| Name | CVE-2008-1109 |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DESCRIPTION property in an iCalendar attachment, which is not properly handled during a reply in the calendar view (aka the Calendars window). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 484639 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| evolution (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.12.9~git20141130.241663-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 3.22.6-1+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster | 3.30.5-1.1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.38.3-1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.46.4-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.54.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| evolution | source | (unstable) | 2.22.2-1.1 | low | | 484639 |
Notes
[etch] - evolution <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Requires that the user accepts the iCalendar request and replies
to it from the "Calendars" window.