Description
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
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2022 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-457-1 elinks vulnerability
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Elinks Elinks
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:23:50.463Z

Reserved: 2007-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2027

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-04-13T18:19:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-2027

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-04-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-2027 - Bugzilla

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