GNOME Evolution S/MIME Email Signature Verification Vulnerability

BID:33720

Info

GNOME Evolution S/MIME Email Signature Verification Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33720
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0547
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:23PM
Credit: Joachim Breitner
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4.7.z
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4.7.z
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
GNOME Evolution 2.22.2
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
GNOME Evolution 2.22.1
GNOME Evolution 2.22
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 armel
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0.2
Avaya Proactive Contact 4.0
Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0
Avaya Proactive Contact 0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MM3.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 5.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 4.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 2.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 1.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP2
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNOME Evolution S/MIME Email Signature Verification Vulnerability

GNOME Evolution is prone to a signature-verification vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue through man-in-the-middle attacks to modify signed messages undetected.

Exploit / POC

GNOME Evolution S/MIME Email Signature Verification Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by using readily available network utilities.

Solution / Fix

GNOME Evolution S/MIME Email Signature Verification Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

References

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