CVE-2007-2027

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844
http://secunia.com/advisories/25169	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25198	Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/25550	Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/35668
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2007-04-13 11:19

Updated : 2017-10-10 18:32

NVD link : CVE-2007-2027

Mitre link : CVE-2007-2027

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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Products Affected

elinks

elinks

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