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 13.37% · 94.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
10
EPSS Score
13.37%
94.3th 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
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 url
- 31465 third-party-advisory
- 30690 vdb
- SUSE-SR:2008:024 vendor-advisory
- 31620 third-party-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
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 url
- ADV-2008-2393 vdb
- FEDORA-2008-7293 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:175 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3533 advisory