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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-583-1)

🗓️ 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'evolution' package(s) announced via the USN-583-1 advisory. Evolution did not correctly handle format strings when processing encrypted emails, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Affected evolution package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10. Install the updated package(s)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840222");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0072");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-23 09:59:50 +0000 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-583-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(6\.06\ LTS|6\.10|7\.04|7\.10)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-583-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-583-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'evolution' package(s) announced via the USN-583-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'evolution' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU6.06 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"evolution", ver:"2.6.1-0ubuntu7.2", rls:"UBUNTU6.06 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU6.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"evolution", ver:"2.8.1-0ubuntu4.2", rls:"UBUNTU6.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU7.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"evolution", ver:"2.10.1-0ubuntu2.1", rls:"UBUNTU7.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU7.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"evolution", ver:"2.12.1-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU7.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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23 Mar 2009 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS26.8
EPSS0.13415
16
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