CVE-2008-3533
N/A
Published: August 18, 2008 at 05:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorGnomeYelp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 19%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (14)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31465Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAProduct
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-134
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