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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-3533 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: N/A
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 10.0 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/19/2008)

This issue does not affect the versions of the yelp package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Exploit Issue Tracking
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html CVE, Canonical Ltd. Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31465 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Product
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860 CVE, Canonical Ltd. Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 CVE, Canonical Ltd. VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html CVE, Canonical Ltd. Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String cwe source acceptance level NIST

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Change History

5 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:49:28 PM

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

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/19/2024 3:25:06 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:yelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:yelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.24
Changed Reference Type 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 Exploit


 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890 Exploit, Issue Tracking
Changed Reference Type 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 Exploit, Patch


 
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed Reference Type 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html No Types Assigned


 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620 No Types Assigned


 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620 Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834 No Types Assigned


 
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834 Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629 No Types Assigned


 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629 Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175 Product
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393 Broken Link
Changed Reference Type 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 No Types Assigned


 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 VDB Entry
Changed Reference Type 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html No Types Assigned


 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

CVE Modified by Canonical Ltd. 5/13/2024 9:55:35 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by Canonical Ltd. 8/07/2017 9:31:57 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449 [No Types Assigned]
Removed Reference 
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44449 [No Types Assigned]

Initial CVE Analysis 8/19/2008 10:52:00 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3533
NVD Published Date:
08/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Canonical Ltd.

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