CVE-2020-16117
Publication date 29 July 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the mail client with a NULL pointer dereference by sending an invalid (e.g., minimal) CAPABILITY line on a connection attempt. This is related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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evolution-data-server | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.9 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/2cc39592b532cf0dc994fd3694b8e6bf924c9ab5
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/627c3cdbfd077e59aa288c85ff8272950577f1d7
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/189
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16117