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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: 2008-08-18T17:15:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.106Z
Reserved: 2008-08-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3533
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2008-08-18T17:41:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-19T20:25:06.450
Link: CVE-2008-3533
Redhat