CVE-2011-1588

Description

Thunar before 1.3.1 could crash when copy and pasting a file name with % format characters due to a format string error.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Third-Party Advisory opensuse.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: thunar thunar
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1588 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-1588 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1588 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00008.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/xfce-mirror/thunar/commit/03dd312e157d4fa8a11d5fa402706ae5b05806fa
https://github.com/xfce-mirror/thunar/blob/master/NEWS#L774

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1588?
CVE-2011-1588 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1588?
To fix CVE-2011-1588, 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-2011-1588 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1588 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-1588?
CVE-2011-1588 affects thunar thunar.
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