Packages
Details
It was discovered that the Base64 encoding functions in
evolution-data-server did not properly handle large strings. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, or tricked into
connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges.
It was discovered that the Base64 encoding functions in
evolution-data-server did not properly handle large strings. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, or tricked into
connecting to a malicious server, an attacker could possibly execute
arbitrary code with user privileges.
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Evolution 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.10 gutsy | libcamel1.2-10 – 1.12.1-0ubuntu2.1 | ||
| libebook1.2-9 – 1.12.1-0ubuntu2.1 | |||
| 6.06 dapper | libcamel1.2-8 – 1.6.1-0ubuntu7.2 | ||
| libebook1.2-5 – 1.6.1-0ubuntu7.2 | |||
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