CVE-2007-6183

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27825 third party advisory
http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/28022 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27975 third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
http://secunia.com/advisories/28060 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/40774 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431 vendor advisory
http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6183?
CVE-2007-6183 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6183?
To fix CVE-2007-6183, 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-2007-6183 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6183 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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