# CVE-2013-4166: The gpg\_ctx\_add\_recipient function in camel/camel-gpg-context.c in GNOME Evolution 3.8.4 and earlier and Evolution Data Server 3.9.5 and ear

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- GNOME Evolution: version range not reported
- GNOME Evolution Data Server: version range not reported

## Description

The gpg_ctx_add_recipient function in camel/camel-gpg-context.c in GNOME Evolution 3.8.4 and earlier and Evolution Data Server 3.9.5 and earlier does not properly select the GPG key to use for email encryption, which might cause the email to be encrypted with the wrong key and allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GNOME Evolution, GNOME Evolution Data Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution-data-server/commit/?h=gnome-3-8&id=f7059bb37dcce485d36d769142ec9515708d8ae5
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution-data-server/commit/?id=5d8b92c622f6927b253762ff9310479dd3ac627d
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/191
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=973728
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1540.html

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