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CVE-2007-6183
Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsgtk2GHSA-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2 (opens in a new tab)
References (20)
- GLSA-200712-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 27825 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28022 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26616 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20071127 Ruby/Gnome2 0.16.0 Format String Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-4216 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3407 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4022 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-4229 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 27975 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28060 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 40774 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- DSA-1431 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- rubygnome2-mdiaginitialize-format-string(38757) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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