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CVE-2008-1109

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1109 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1. This vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted iCalendar attachment with a long DESCRIPTION property, which is mishandled when replying within the calendar view. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this is a critical vulnerability, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.22.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0575 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: evolution28-0:2.8.0-53.el4_6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: evolution-0:2.12.3-8.el5_2.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1109Important

evolution: iCalendar buffer overflow via large description parameter

Jun 4, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00003.html
secunia.com / advisories/30298
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30527
secunia.com / advisories/30564
secunia.com / advisories/30571
secunia.com / advisories/30702
secunia.com / advisories/30716
secunia.com / secunia_research/2008-23/advisory
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200806-06.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42826
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10337
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00157.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00178.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00179.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0514.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0515.html
securityfocus.com / bid/29527
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-615-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1732/references