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CVE-2008-0072

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0072 describes a format string vulnerability in the emf_multipart_encrypted function within Evolution 2.12.3 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted encrypted message. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and the potential for remote code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0602 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: evolution-0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: evolution28-0:2.8.0-53.el4_6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z StreamFixed in: evolution-0:2.0.2-35.0.4.el4_5.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: evolution-0:2.8.0-40.el5_1.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-0072Critical

Evolution format string flaw

Mar 5, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00003.html
secunia.com / advisories/29057
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29163
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29210
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29244
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29258
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29264
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29317
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30437
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30491
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2008-8/advisory
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200803-12.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41011
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2310
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10701
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00190.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00195.html
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0105
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1512
Patch
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/512491
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0177.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0178.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/492684/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28102
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-583-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0768/references
Vendor Advisory