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.
Published 2007-04-13 18:19:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:32:05
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2007-2027

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2027

EPSS FAQ
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-2027

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.4
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-2027

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-2027

  • Red Hat 2009-10-02
    This 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

References for CVE-2007-2027

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