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NOTE: the software maintainer disputes this because \"the code had computed the required string length first, and then allocated a large-enough buffer on the heap.","modified":"2026-04-22T11:44:07.014726Z","published":"2018-06-15T16:29:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-12422"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12422"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12422"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"evolution-data-server","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/evolution-data-server@3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.16.5-1ubuntu3","3.18.1-1ubuntu1","3.18.2-0ubuntu1","3.18.2-0ubuntu2","3.18.3-1ubuntu1","3.18.3-1ubuntu2","3.18.4-0ubuntu1","3.18.5-1ubuntu1","3.18.5-1ubuntu1.1","3.18.5-1ubuntu1.2","3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server-common"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server-online-accounts"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-ebook-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-edataserver-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libcamel-1.2-54"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libebackend-1.2-10"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libebook-1.2-16"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libebook-contacts-1.2-2"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libecal-1.2-19"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libedata-book-1.2-25"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libedata-cal-1.2-28"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libedataserver-1.2-21"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5-1ubuntu1.3","binary_name":"libedataserverui-1.2-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12422.json"}},{"package":{"name":"evolution","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/evolution@3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.16.5-1ubuntu3","3.18.1-1ubuntu2","3.18.2-0ubuntu1","3.18.2-0ubuntu2","3.18.3-0ubuntu1","3.18.3-1ubuntu1","3.18.4-0ubuntu1","3.18.5-1ubuntu1","3.18.5.1-1ubuntu1","3.18.5.2-0ubuntu1","3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3","3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.1","3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2","binary_name":"evolution"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2","binary_name":"evolution-common"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2","binary_name":"evolution-plugins"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2","binary_name":"evolution-plugins-experimental"},{"binary_version":"3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2","binary_name":"libevolution"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12422.json"}},{"package":{"name":"evolution-data-server","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/evolution-data-server@3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.26.1-1ubuntu1","3.26.2-1ubuntu1","3.26.2.1-1ubuntu1","3.26.2.1-1ubuntu3","3.26.3-1ubuntu1","3.26.5-1ubuntu3","3.27.90-1ubuntu1","3.28.0-1ubuntu1","3.28.0-2ubuntu1","3.28.0-2ubuntu2","3.28.1-1ubuntu1","3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1","3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.2","3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server-common"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server-online-accounts"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"evolution-data-server-tests"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-camel-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-ebook-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-edataserver-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-edataserverui-1.2"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libcamel-1.2-61"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libebackend-1.2-10"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libebook-1.2-19"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libebook-contacts-1.2-2"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libecal-1.2-19"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libedata-book-1.2-25"},{"binary_version":"3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3","binary_name":"libedata-cal-1.2-28"},{"binary_versi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