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.
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Published : 2008-08-18 17:41
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:21
NVD link : CVE-2008-3533
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3533
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3533
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Products Affected
gnome
- yelp
- gnome
CWE
CWE-134
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String