INFORMATION BULLETIN

S-222: Evolution Security Update

[Red Hat RHSA-2008:0177-3]

March 6, 2008 21:00 GMT


PROBLEM:	A format string flaw was found in the way Evolution displayed encrypted mail content.
PLATFORM:	RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
DAMAGE:	Arbitrary code executed.
SOLUTION:	Upgrade to the appropriate version.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT:	The risk is MEDIUM. If a user opened a carefully crafted mail message, arbitrary code could be executed as the user running Evolution.

LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN:	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-222.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN:	https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0177.html
ADDITIONAL LINKS:	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1512 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28102/discuss
CVE:	CVE-2008-0072

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Critical: evolution security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2008:0177-3
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Critical
Issued on:	2008-03-05
Last updated on:	2008-03-05
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20080177.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2008-0072

Details

Updated evolution packages that fix a format string bug are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Evolution is the GNOME collection of personal information management (PIM)
tools.

A format string flaw was found in the way Evolution displayed encrypted
mail content. If a user opened a carefully crafted mail message, arbitrary
code could be executed as the user running Evolution. (CVE-2008-0072)

All users of Evolution should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch which resolves this issue.

Red Hat would like to thank Ulf Härnhammar of Secunia Research for finding
and reporting this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

IA-32:
evolution-devel-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`c36f334a351ec3b819a6fafe3f2b5114`

x86_64:
evolution-devel-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`c36f334a351ec3b819a6fafe3f2b5114`
evolution-devel-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.x86_64.rpm	`2ad76ac2c16830ad5ca256426c9d4db0`

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.src.rpm	`bc326bab2009ec8dcda36c5b5c29f0e6`

IA-32:
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`cb5e69d31b9f7e1c29a82cab2b4c744e`
evolution-devel-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`c36f334a351ec3b819a6fafe3f2b5114`

x86_64:
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`cb5e69d31b9f7e1c29a82cab2b4c744e`
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.x86_64.rpm	`e3a9da8b1243b72bb4f39b722373c992`
evolution-devel-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`c36f334a351ec3b819a6fafe3f2b5114`
evolution-devel-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.x86_64.rpm	`2ad76ac2c16830ad5ca256426c9d4db0`

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.src.rpm	`8da571d7b19109bb269105110a6ba0ca`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.src.rpm	`5f34fafdbd5b6ca17f97754e13ec5154`

IA-32:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`c7ed0106d1a42ae54238c97c12c5402a`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`0be255baffa73c0ae8d4a289b469caf4`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`2e44e645092ec420b69598c5c2755910`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`94b58fe2b2c565bc7466d2723f69b432`

x86_64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`eab94ff5dcce3983a60a1d7c95934aec`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`f4d3422304ad05066da7be5b7cd583d8`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`4d3206775ac51b6060da7f7f3b2f54fe`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`819807555f0bd5334f50e2d22cbe459e`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.src.rpm	`8da571d7b19109bb269105110a6ba0ca`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.src.rpm	`5f34fafdbd5b6ca17f97754e13ec5154`

IA-32:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`c7ed0106d1a42ae54238c97c12c5402a`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`0be255baffa73c0ae8d4a289b469caf4`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`2e44e645092ec420b69598c5c2755910`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`94b58fe2b2c565bc7466d2723f69b432`

IA-64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm	`f563be7281e48a244a4a83a4170bccdb`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm	`bf7764874707fa16c31badce4fc5e11b`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ia64.rpm	`0f5f7d91539a596c358aa91f1523e217`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ia64.rpm	`0b6cdf5c12b2f0232d58ac4149775551`

PPC:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ppc.rpm	`c50ce393148498d641dcdc3a5affe713`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ppc.rpm	`7c442c85586a71e865f1754688248e86`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ppc.rpm	`9182f3da8b68143181aecc88314d123c`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ppc.rpm	`c13a168ca5153e3b89f2a4ed69f66bdb`

s390:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.s390.rpm	`293f115f2cacc0966e85c04cacee12a1`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.s390.rpm	`f52e03ecfb7651c87fc4bd79948c0fc6`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.s390.rpm	`2d9b317f57d42df0e8190d894192db44`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.s390.rpm	`c39d8409fb604ee4985481d3818cc53a`

s390x:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.s390x.rpm	`f02f676b6d969a489e6a9c669119a468`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.s390x.rpm	`eab0a02ff63995b36a54086e12df2f30`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.s390x.rpm	`2a1391655c37bac7e3394f4711387334`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.s390x.rpm	`0441084e367ebf24d9449be5b1579144`

x86_64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`eab94ff5dcce3983a60a1d7c95934aec`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`f4d3422304ad05066da7be5b7cd583d8`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`4d3206775ac51b6060da7f7f3b2f54fe`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`819807555f0bd5334f50e2d22cbe459e`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.src.rpm	`bc326bab2009ec8dcda36c5b5c29f0e6`

IA-32:
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`cb5e69d31b9f7e1c29a82cab2b4c744e`

x86_64:
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.i386.rpm	`cb5e69d31b9f7e1c29a82cab2b4c744e`
evolution-2.8.0-40.el5_1.1.x86_64.rpm	`e3a9da8b1243b72bb4f39b722373c992`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.src.rpm	`8da571d7b19109bb269105110a6ba0ca`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.src.rpm	`5f34fafdbd5b6ca17f97754e13ec5154`

IA-32:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`c7ed0106d1a42ae54238c97c12c5402a`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`0be255baffa73c0ae8d4a289b469caf4`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`2e44e645092ec420b69598c5c2755910`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`94b58fe2b2c565bc7466d2723f69b432`

IA-64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm	`f563be7281e48a244a4a83a4170bccdb`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm	`bf7764874707fa16c31badce4fc5e11b`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ia64.rpm	`0f5f7d91539a596c358aa91f1523e217`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ia64.rpm	`0b6cdf5c12b2f0232d58ac4149775551`

x86_64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`eab94ff5dcce3983a60a1d7c95934aec`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`f4d3422304ad05066da7be5b7cd583d8`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`4d3206775ac51b6060da7f7f3b2f54fe`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`819807555f0bd5334f50e2d22cbe459e`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.src.rpm	`8da571d7b19109bb269105110a6ba0ca`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.src.rpm	`5f34fafdbd5b6ca17f97754e13ec5154`

IA-32:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`c7ed0106d1a42ae54238c97c12c5402a`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm	`0be255baffa73c0ae8d4a289b469caf4`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`2e44e645092ec420b69598c5c2755910`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.i386.rpm	`94b58fe2b2c565bc7466d2723f69b432`

IA-64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm	`f563be7281e48a244a4a83a4170bccdb`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm	`bf7764874707fa16c31badce4fc5e11b`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ia64.rpm	`0f5f7d91539a596c358aa91f1523e217`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.ia64.rpm	`0b6cdf5c12b2f0232d58ac4149775551`

x86_64:
evolution-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`eab94ff5dcce3983a60a1d7c95934aec`
evolution-devel-2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm	`f4d3422304ad05066da7be5b7cd583d8`
evolution28-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`4d3206775ac51b6060da7f7f3b2f54fe`
evolution28-devel-2.8.0-53.el4_6.2.x86_64.rpm	`819807555f0bd5334f50e2d22cbe459e`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

435759 - CVE-2008-0072 Evolution format string flaw

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0072
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

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