Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-2027
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2027
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 23 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-2027
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-2027
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The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-2027
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Red Hat 2009-10-02This issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. Update packages were released to correct it via: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1471.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686
Vendor Advisory
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411
Exploit;Vendor Advisory
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml
- cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*