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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-2027

Original release date:04/13/2007

Last revised:03/10/2011

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:4.4 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

An untrusted message catalog might lead to a format-string attack when an attacker tricks user into launching links from a particular directory.

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (10/02/2009)

This issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. Update packages were released to correct it via: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1471.html

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411

Type: Advisory; Exploit

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-1686

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-457-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1

External Source: BID