CVE-2005-0102 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the camel-lock-helper component of Evolution 2.0.2 and earlier, affecting Debian and GNOME Evolution products. This flaw allows local users or remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a length value of -1, leading to a zero-byte memory allocation and subsequent buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high community discussion (10 mentions), there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.