CVE-2009-0582

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0582
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-14 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe ntlm_challenge function in the NTLM SASL authentication mechanism in camel/camel-sasl-ntlm.c in Camel in Evolution Data Server (aka evolution-data-server) 2.24.5 and earlier, and 2.25.92 and earlier 2.25.x versions, does not validate whether a certain length value is consistent with the amount of data in a challenge packet, which allows remote mail servers to read information from the process memory of a client, or cause a denial of service (client crash), via an NTLM authentication type 2 packet with a length value that exceeds the amount of packet data.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Evolution-data-server 2.25.92 All All All
Application Gnome Evolution-data-server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for evolution-data-server - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:078 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: evolution-data-server-2.24.5-4.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Evolution Camel NTLM SASL Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Another Evolution-Data-Server freeze break af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail.gnome.org
Debian update for evolution-data-server - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1813-1 evolution-data-server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Evolution Data Server 'ntlm_challenge()' Memory Contents Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: evolution-data-server-2.22.3-3.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 487685 – CVE-2009-0582 evolution-data-server: insufficient checking of NTLM authentication challenge packets af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat update for evolution and evolution-data-server - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
osvdb.org/52673 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Evolution Camel NTLM SASL Implementation Information Disclosure - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for evolution - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Fedora update for evolution-data-server - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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