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CVE-2008-3533

Published: 18 August 2008

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
yelp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable

feisty Not vulnerable

gutsy
Released (2.20.0-0ubuntu3.1)
hardy
Released (2.22.1-0ubuntu2.8.04.3)
upstream Pending