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FKIE_CVE-2009-1631

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-05-14 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:07
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526409Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581604
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/6
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34921
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498648
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526409Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581604
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34921
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498648
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnome evolution *
gnome evolution 1.0.8
gnome evolution 1.2
gnome evolution 1.2.1
gnome evolution 1.2.2
gnome evolution 1.2.3
gnome evolution 1.2.4
gnome evolution 1.4
gnome evolution 1.4.3
gnome evolution 1.4.4
gnome evolution 1.4.5
gnome evolution 1.4.6
gnome evolution 2.0.0
gnome evolution 2.0.1
gnome evolution 2.0.2
gnome evolution 2.4
gnome evolution 2.6
gnome evolution 2.12
gnome evolution 2.24
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