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CVE-2008-3533

Publication date 18 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
yelp 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.8.04.3
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.20.0-0ubuntu3.1
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-638-1
    • Yelp vulnerability
    • 27 August 2008

Other references