CVE-2005-2550 (GCVE-0-2005-2550)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-08-12 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:30
VLAI
Summary
Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/19380 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-li… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/16394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommenda… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=11236823771… mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Date Public
2005-08-10 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T22:30:01.117Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "SUSE-SA:2005:054",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SUSE",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "14532",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532"
          },
          {
            "name": "RHSA-2005:267",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_REDHAT",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "19380",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/19380"
          },
          {
            "name": "DSA-1016",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_DEBIAN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016"
          },
          {
            "name": "FEDORA-2005-743",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_FEDORA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "MDKSA-2005:141",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_MANDRIVA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141"
          },
          {
            "name": "16394",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/16394"
          },
          {
            "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10880",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "signature",
              "x_refsource_OVAL",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "20050810 Evolution multiple remote format string bugs",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789"
          },
          {
            "name": "20050810 Evolution multiple remote format string bugs",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_FULLDISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure\u0026m=112368237712032\u0026w=2"
          },
          {
            "name": "USN-166-1",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_UBUNTU",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2005-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-10-03T20:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "SUSE-SA:2005:054",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SUSE"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "14532",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532"
        },
        {
          "name": "RHSA-2005:267",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_REDHAT"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "19380",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/19380"
        },
        {
          "name": "DSA-1016",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_DEBIAN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016"
        },
        {
          "name": "FEDORA-2005-743",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_FEDORA"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "MDKSA-2005:141",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_MANDRIVA"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141"
        },
        {
          "name": "16394",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/16394"
        },
        {
          "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10880",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "signature",
            "x_refsource_OVAL"
          ],
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "20050810 Evolution multiple remote format string bugs",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789"
        },
        {
          "name": "20050810 Evolution multiple remote format string bugs",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_FULLDISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure\u0026m=112368237712032\u0026w=2"
        },
        {
          "name": "USN-166-1",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_UBUNTU"
          ],
          "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2005-2550",
    "datePublished": "2005-08-12T04:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2005-08-12T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T22:30:01.117Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2005-2550",
      "date": "2026-07-30",
      "epss": "0.04426",
      "percentile": "0.90393"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2005-2550\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"published\":\"2005-08-12T04:00:00.000\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-04-16T00:27:16.627\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Format string vulnerability in Evolution 1.4 through 2.3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the calendar entries such as task lists, which are not properly handled when the user selects the Calendars tab.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":7.5,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":true,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A3FBC98A-111A-4E78-AAA5-CF76B7B32D36\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"C44773EE-24D1-49F9-8B80-DA47450251E8\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"48282B11-CBED-4E04-984A-48D0EC579748\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"0219B1ED-5EA4-44FE-A4CB-5F50670D6A6E\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"80A90124-F131-4FF2-91FA-371F54D556A2\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"8CEE0340-36EA-477D-9928-6894B53F0802\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"C456D757-63DC-4881-AA9E-84C13B1AE9C5\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"E28A92EC-24AB-471A-9E23-DE8493B50AF8\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"2128A01C-A2AA-4E11-94D6-E361486BBFF0\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"6337DBEC-591E-4D33-ABA0-D761237C4FA4\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:2.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"7160595D-FB7B-45F9-85BD-5767B08F4855\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure\u0026m=112368237712032\u0026w=2\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/16394\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/19380\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure\u0026m=112368237712032\u0026w=2\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/16394\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/19380\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:141\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_54_evolution.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-August/msg00031.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-267.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/407789\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14532\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.sitic.se/eng/advisories_and_recommendations/sa05-001.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10880\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://usn.ubuntu.com/166-1/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:28:52+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2005-2550",
      "id": "CVE-2005-2550",
      "initial_release_date": "2005-08-10T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "152",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "security flaw",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2005/cve-2005-2550.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.