CVE-2009-1631
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-1631 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-05-14 17:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2009-05-23 05:31:00 UTC |
| Description | The Mailer component in Evolution 2.26.1 and earlier uses world-readable permissions for the .evolution directory, and certain directories and files under .evolution/ related to local mail, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-264
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Evolution | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 498648 – CVE-2009-1631 evolution: insecure permissions on evolution mailbox folders | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| 504 Gateway Time-out | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| #526409 - CVE-2009-1631: world-readable permissions for the .evolution directory - Debian Bug report logs | MISC | bugs.debian.org | Exploit |
| Bug 581604 – Permissions on mail/local folders are too open | MISC | bugzilla.gnome.org | |
| oss-security - CVE Request (evolution) | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-12-07 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue. By default, user home directories are created with mode 0700 permissions, which would not expose the ~/.evolution/ directory regardless of its own permissions. If a user intentionally relaxes permissions on their home directory, they should be auditing all files and directories in order to not expose unwanted files to other local users. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.