CanonicalCVELIST:CVE-2008-3533CVE-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 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.
References
bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
secunia.com/advisories/31465
secunia.com/advisories/31620
secunia.com/advisories/31834
secunia.com/advisories/32629
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html
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