CVE-2007-2027

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789 - () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789 -
References () http://osvdb.org/35668 - () http://osvdb.org/35668 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/25169 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/25169 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/25198 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/25198 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/25255 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/25255 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/25550 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/25550 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844 -
References () http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/ - () http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/ -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1 -
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686 - Vendor Advisory () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741 -

Information

Published : 2007-04-13 18:19

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:29


NVD link : CVE-2007-2027

Mitre link : CVE-2007-2027

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-2027


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Products Affected

elinks

  • elinks
CWE
CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String