1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-475-1

USN-475-1: evolution-data-server vulnerability

Publication date

21 June 2007

Overview

evolution-data-server vulnerability

Releases

Details

Philip Van Hoof discovered that the IMAP client in Evolution did not
correctly verify the SEQUENCE value. A malicious or spoofed server
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Philip Van Hoof discovered that the IMAP client in Evolution did not
correctly verify the SEQUENCE value. A malicious or spoofed server
could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
7.04 feisty libcamel1.2-10 –  1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
6.10 edgy libcamel1.2-8 –  1.8.1-0ubuntu5.1
6.06 dapper libcamel1.2-8 –  1.6.1-0ubuntu7.1

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