# CVE-2020-14928: evolution-data-server (eds) through 3.36.3 has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects SMTP and POP3.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

evolution-data-server (eds) through 3.36.3 has a STARTTLS buffering issue that affects SMTP and POP3. When a server sends a "begin TLS" response, eds reads additional data and evaluates it in a TLS context, aka "response injection."

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## References

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/226
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00012.html
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME//evolution-data-server/commit/ba82be72cfd427b5d72ff21f929b3a6d8529c4df
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4725-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-2281-1
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/f404f33fb01b23903c2bbb16791c7907e457fbac
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1173910
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4725
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4429-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMBEZWA22EAYAZQWUX4KPEBER726KSIG/

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