GNOME Evolution 'html_engine_get_view_width()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BID:29961
Info
GNOME Evolution 'html_engine_get_view_width()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 29961 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jun 26 2008 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jun 27 2008 07:50PM |
| Credit: | Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian |
| Vulnerable: |
GNOME Evolution 2.22.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
GNOME Evolution 'html_engine_get_view_width()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
GNOME Evolution is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when handling email messages that contain specially crafted HTML.
Successful attacks will crash the application.
Evolution 2.22.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
GNOME Evolution is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when handling email messages that contain specially crafted HTML.
Successful attacks will crash the application.
Evolution 2.22.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
GNOME Evolution 'html_engine_get_view_width()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to open a malicious email message.
The following example HTML is available:
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to open a malicious email message.
The following example HTML is available:
Solution / Fix
GNOME Evolution 'html_engine_get_view_width()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
GNOME Evolution 'html_engine_get_view_width()' Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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