CVE-2008-3533
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...
- Published
- Aug 18, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Evidence observed
- Aug 13, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 97.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Aaron Grattafiori · linux · Aug 13, 2008
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