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CVE-2008-3533
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…
High10.0EPSS 19.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.4% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31465 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30690 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 31620 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-638-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 32629 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- yelp-uri-format-string(44449) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31834 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2393 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-7293 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
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