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TI-2005-00750 Aliases CVE-2005-0806GHSA-f8c7-gvwp-r93h

Evolution 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Evolution 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via crafted messages, possibly involving charsets in attachment filenames.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0166 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ximian:evolution:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableXimian
  • cpe:2.3:a:ximian:evolution:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Ximian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:397 Released 2005-05-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    evolution 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: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:397
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:397
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:397
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:397

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0806
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8c7-gvwp-r93h

References

  • TI-2003-00123 The try_uudecoding function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00277 The IMAP Client for Evolution 1.2.4 allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00124 Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00125 The handle_image function in mail-format.c for Ximian Evolution Mail User Agent 1.2.2 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00281 The IMAP Client for Sylpheed 0.8.11 allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-01684 Evolution 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources