CVE-2005-2958

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the GNOME Data Access library for GNOME2 (libgda2) 1.2.1 and earlier allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.68% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-871	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17426	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015107	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17500	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-01.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:203	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17323	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17391	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17559	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-November/msg00013.html	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/212-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15200	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17339	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2958?: CVE-2005-2958 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2958?: To fix CVE-2005-2958, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2958 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2958 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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