Vulnerability CVE-2007-6183
Published: 2007-11-29   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Ruby/Gnome2 0.16.0 Format String Vulnerability
chris rohlf
30.11.2007

Type:

CWE-134

 (Uncontrolled Format String)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Ruby gnome2 -> Ruby gnome2 

 References:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html
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