DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11879

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11879
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11879.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11879
Upstream
Published
2020-04-17T18:15:11Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:33Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in GNOME Evolution before 3.35.91. By using the proprietary (non-RFC6068) "mailto?attach=..." parameter, a website (or other source of mailto links) can make Evolution attach local files or directories to a composed email message without showing a warning to the user, as demonstrated by an attach=. value.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / evolution

Package

Name
evolution
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evolution?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / evolution

Package

Name
evolution
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evolution?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / evolution

Package

Name
evolution
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evolution?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / evolution

Package

Name
evolution
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evolution?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}