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Ubuntu USN-733-1 (evolution-data-server)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to evolution-data-server announced via advisory USN-733-1.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that the Base64 encoding functions in evolution-data-server did not properly handle large strings. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, or tricked into connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
Solution
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libcamel1.2-8 1.6.1-0ubuntu7.2 libebook1.2-5 1.6.1-0ubuntu7.2 Ubuntu 7.10: libcamel1.2-10 1.12.1-0ubuntu2.1 libebook1.2-9 1.12.1-0ubuntu2.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Evolution to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-733-1