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CVE-2020-16117

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.12%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-07-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2020-16117
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.12%

Original NVD Description

In GNOME evolution-data-server before 3.35.91, a malicious server can crash the mail client with a NULL pointer dereference by sending an invalid (e.g., minimal) CAPABILITY line on a connection attempt. This is related to imapx_free_capability and imapx_connect_to_server.

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