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CVE-2008-3533
Published: Aug 18, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Format string vulnerability in the window_error function in yelp-window.c in yelp in Gnome after 2.19.90 and before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command line, as demonstrated by use of yelp within (1) man or (2) ghelp URI handlers in Firefox, Evolution, and unspecified other programs.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890
x_refsource_CONFIRM
31465
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
30690
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
SUSE-SR:2008:024
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
31620
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-638-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
32629
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
yelp-uri-format-string(44449)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860
x_refsource_CONFIRM
31834
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2008-2393
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
FEDORA-2008-7293
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
MDVSA-2008:175
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
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