CVE-2008-3533

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.
References
Link Resource
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 Exploit Issue Tracking
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31465 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175 Product
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393 Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860 Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 Exploit Issue Tracking
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31465 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175 Product
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393 Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860 Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:yelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-08-18 17:41

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


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