CVE-2008-3533
First published: Mon Aug 18 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@ubuntu.com security@ubuntu.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome Yelp | ||
| Gnome Gnome | =2.20 | |
| Gnome Gnome | =2.22 | |
| Gnome Yelp | <2.24 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31465
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31620
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31834
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32629
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/remedy
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- vendor/gnome
- canonical/gnome yelp
- canonical/gnome gnome
- version/gnome gnome/2.20
- version/gnome gnome/2.22