Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-2022 | Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-457-1 | elinks vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:23:50.463Z
Reserved: 2007-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-2027
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-04-13T18:19:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-2027
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN