PT-2009-4116 · Gnome · Evolution

Vincent Danen · Published 2009-05-14 · Updated 2009-05-23 · CVE-2009-1631

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Evolution versions 2.26.1 and earlier

Description: The issue concerns the Mailer component in Evolution, which uses world-readable permissions for the .evolution directory and certain directories and files under .evolution/ related to local mail. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Recommendations: For Evolution versions 2.26.1 and earlier, consider changing the permissions of the .evolution directory and related files to restrict access and prevent unauthorized reading of sensitive information.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1631

Affected Products

Evolution

References · 9

• 🔥 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526409 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1631 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1631 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1631 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1631 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34921 · Note
• http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581604 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/6 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498648 · Note