Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-583-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Ulf Harnhammar discovered that Evolution did not correctly handle format strings when processing encrypted emails. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted email, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Affected
evolution vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-0072 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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