Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
evolution: vulnerability history, versions and safety
evolution is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 53 vulnerabilities for it across 77 releases, from Dec 2002 to Feb 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on evolution i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 9 of the 53 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 9 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 53 over 18 years · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 01 Feb 2021 i
- Highest CVSS 9.8 i
- With no published fix 9 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for evolution, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 77 of 77 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 53 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for evolution
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Evolution Package | 9.8 critical | 2.0.3-1.2 | 24 Jan 2005 |
| Vulnerability in GNOME Evolution and Evolution Data Server | 7.5 high | No fix published | 06 Feb 2020 |
| Local File Attachment Vulnerability in GNOME Evolution: CVE-2020-11879 | 6.5 medium | 3.36.0-1 | 17 Apr 2020 |
| Spoofing Vulnerability in GNOME Evolution: OpenPGP Signature Exploit | 6.5 medium | 3.30.5-1.1 | 11 Feb 2019 |
| S/MIME CBC Malleability-Gadget Attack in Evolution | 5.9 medium | No fix published | 16 May 2018 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
