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title: "CVE-2005-1686\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2005-1686

Publication date 20 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a
denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string
specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the
command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and
email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to
gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gedit | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.14.2-0ubuntu3 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.14.2-0ubuntu3 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.14.2-0ubuntu3 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1686)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1686)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2005-1686)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1686)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-138-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-138-1)
+ gedit vulnerability
+ 9 June 2005

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1686>