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CVE-2005-1686

🗓️ 20 May 2005 04:00:00Reported by [email protected]Type 
nvd
 nvd🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 10 Views

Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename

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BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the accessibility of protected information
6 Jul 201600:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the accessibility of protected information
6 Jul 201600:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the accessibility of protected information
6 Jul 201600:00
–bdu_fstec
CVE		CAN-2005-1686
23 Feb 202417:57
–cve
CVE		CVE-2005-1686
25 May 200504:00
–cve
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 3 / 4 : gedit (CESA-2005:499)
3 Jul 200600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-753-1 : gedit - format string
12 Jul 200500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-773-1 : amd64 - several vulnerabilities
12 Jan 201200:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		FreeBSD : gedit -- format string vulnerability (e319da0b-a228-11da-b410-000e0c2e438a)
13 May 200600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		GLSA-200506-09 : gedit: Format string vulnerability
11 Jun 200500:00
–nessus
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gnomegeditMatch2.10.2

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16 Apr 2026 00:27Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 22.6
EPSS0.02383
geditvulnerabilitydenial of serviceformat stringattackerssecurity boundariesweb browsers
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