CVE-2020-16117 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in GNOME evolution-data-server versions prior to 3.35.91, affecting Debian and GNOME distributions. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can crash the mail client by sending a malformed CAPABILITY line during a connection attempt. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating a high availability impact with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.35.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution-data-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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