CVE-2009-1631

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

GNOME Evolution: through 2.26.1; 1.0.8, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4 (+12)

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526409
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581604
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34921
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498648
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=526409
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581604
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34921
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498648

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