Description
Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-1688 | Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-138-1 | gedit vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:59:24.052Z
Reserved: 2005-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-1686
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-05-20T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-1686
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN