CVE-2008-3533

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.74% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 issue tracking exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31465 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 vdb entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 patch issue tracking exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393 vdb entry broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175 product vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3533?
CVE-2008-3533 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3533?
To fix CVE-2008-3533, 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-2008-3533 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3533 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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