National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3533

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/19/2008)

This issue does not affect the versions of the yelp package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5.

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2008-7293

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html

External Source: XF

Name: yelp-uri-format-string(44449)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44449

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2393

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-638-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1

External Source: BID

Name: 30690

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:175

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32629

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32629

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31834

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31834

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31620

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31620

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31465

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31465

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2008:024

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890

Hyperlink:http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890