Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper in Evolution 2.0.2 and earlier allows local users…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in camel-lock-helper in Evolution 2.0.2 and earlier allows local users or remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via a length value of -1, which leads to a zero byte memory allocation and a buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03179 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2005:238 Released 2005-05-19 · Red Hat rating Lowevolution security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 evolution-1.4.5-14, evolution-1.4.5-14.i386, evolution-devel-1.4.5-14 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 evolution-1.4.5-14, evolution-1.4.5-14.i386, evolution-1.4.5-14.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 evolution-1.4.5-14, evolution-1.4.5-14.i386, evolution-1.4.5-14.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 evolution-1.4.5-14, evolution-1.4.5-14.i386, evolution-1.4.5-14.ia64 +3
- RHSA-2005:397 Released 2005-05-04 · Red Hat rating Moderateevolution security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 evolution-2.0.2-16, evolution-2.0.2-16.i386, evolution-2.0.2-16.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 evolution-2.0.2-16, evolution-2.0.2-16.i386, evolution-devel-2.0.2-16 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 evolution-2.0.2-16, evolution-2.0.2-16.i386, evolution-2.0.2-16.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 evolution-2.0.2-16, evolution-2.0.2-16.i386, evolution-2.0.2-16.ia64 +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:238 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:238 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:397 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:397 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:238 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:397 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:238 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:397 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0102
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghp8-rg92-746w
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-0102 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0102 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ghp8-rg92-746w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2005-0102 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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