Free and open-source vulnerability scanner

Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.

Install Now

Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux

App screenshot

Debian Security Advisory DSA 1016-1 (evolution)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to evolution announced via advisory DSA 1016-1. Ulf Härnhammar discovered several format string vulnerabilities in Evolution, a free groupware suite, that could lead to crashes of the application or the execution of arbitrary code. For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.5-1woody3.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.4-2sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.3-3. We recommend that you upgrade your evolution package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201016-1

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)