SB2018062104 - Remote code execution in GNOME Evolution

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SB2018062104 - Remote code execution in GNOME Evolution

Published: June 21, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018062104
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12422)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the strcat function of GNOME Evolution due to boundary error when improper processing of long query strings by the strcat function, as defined in the addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c source code file in the Evolution-Data-Server package. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a long query string, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References