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CVE-2013-4166

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4166 describes a vulnerability in the gpg_ctx_add_recipient function within GNOME Evolution and Evolution Data Server, affecting versions 3.8.4 and earlier, and 3.9.5 and earlier, respectively. This flaw can lead to emails being encrypted with an incorrect GPG key, potentially allowing remote attackers to access sensitive information. The vulnerability carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on confidentiality. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution_data_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0189 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (17)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: cheese-0:2.28.1-8.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: control-center-1:2.28.1-39.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ekiga-0:3.2.6-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: evolution-0:2.32.3-30.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: evolution-data-server-0:2.32.3-18.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: evolution-exchange-0:2.32.3-16.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: evolution-mapi-0:0.32.2-12.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gnome-panel-0:2.30.2-15.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gnome-python2-desktop-0:2.28.0-5.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gtkhtml3-0:3.32.2-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libgdata-0:0.6.4-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: nautilus-sendto-0:2.28.2-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: openchange-0:1.0-6.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: pidgin-0:2.7.9-11.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: planner-0:0.14.4-10.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: totem-0:2.28.6-4.el6
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: evolution

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-4166Low

evolution: incorrect selection of recipient gpg public key for encrypted mail

Jul 22, 2013

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1540.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2013/q3/191
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/evolution-data-server/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/evolution-data-server/commit
PatchVendor Advisory