VDB
CVE-2008-3533
CVE-2008-3533
PUBLISHED
CVSS 10 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 19.39% · 97.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
10
EPSS Score
19.39%
97.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | yelp | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| gnome | gnome | 2.20, 2.22 |
Timeline
- Aug 13, 2008 PoC Published
- Aug 18, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 url
- 31465 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:024 vendor-advisory
- USN-638-1 vendor-advisory
- 32629 third-party-advisory
- yelp-uri-format-string(44449) vdb
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860 url
- 31834 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2393 vdb
- FEDORA-2008-7293 vendor-advisory
- 30690 vdb
- 31620 third-party-advisory
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 url
- MDVSA-2008:175 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3533 advisory