cve-2008-3533
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-08-18 17:15
Modified
2024-08-07 09:45
Severity ?
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.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890Exploit, Issue Tracking
security@ubuntu.comhttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
security@ubuntu.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31465Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31620Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31834Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32629Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175Product
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393Broken Link
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860Exploit, Patch
security@ubuntu.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449VDB Entry
security@ubuntu.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890Exploit, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31465Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31620Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31834Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32629Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
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