ghsa-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2
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Published
2017-10-24 18:33
Modified
2023-01-26 22:31
Summary
gtk2 vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Details

Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "gtk2"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.17.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2007-6183"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-134"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T22:03:18Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2007-11-30T00:46:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Format string vulnerability in the `mdiag_initialize` function in `gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c` in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter.",
  "id": "GHSA-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2",
  "modified": "2023-01-26T22:31:40Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6183"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228174159/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201207224244/https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2008:033/?name=MDVSA-2008:033"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "gtk2 vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String"
}


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