CVE-2008-1108

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.6)—
Buffer overflow in Evolution 2.22.1, when the ITip Formatter plugin is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long timezone string in an iCalendar attachment.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 7.6
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.69%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
Score date: 10/1/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)

Gnome — Evolution
CWEs

CWE-119
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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