Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | gedit vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-138-1 | First vendor Publication | 2005-06-09 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2005-06-09 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 2.6 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 4.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) The following packages are affected: gedit The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 2.8.1-0ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu 4.10) and 2.10.2-0ubuntu2 (for Ubuntu 5.04). In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: A format string vulnerability has been discovered in gedit. Calling the program with specially crafted file names caused a buffer overflow, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the gedit user. This becomes security relevant if e. g. your web browser is configued to open URLs in gedit. If you never open untrusted file names or URLs in gedit, this flaw does not affect you. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-138-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1245 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1245 | ||
| Title: | gedit Format String Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-1686 | Version: | 2 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | Product(s): | gedit |
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9845 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9845 | ||
| Title: | Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries. | ||
| Description: | Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-1686 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for gedit File : nvt/sles9p5017424.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200506-09 (gedit) File : nvt/glsa_200506_09.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: gedit File : nvt/freebsd_gedit.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 753-1 (gedit) File : nvt/deb_753_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 71971 | Oracle Solaris gedit Filename Format String Oracle Solaris contains a flaw related to the Gedit Gnome text editor that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered due to the handling of binary files with format string specifiers in the filename. With a specially crafted filename, a malicious user can cause the application to crash resulting in a loss of availability. |
| 16809 | GNOME gedit Filename Format String DoS gedit contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered due to the handling of binary files with format string specifiers in the filename. With a specially crafted filename, a malicious user can cause the application to crash resulting in a loss of availability. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-01-12 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-773.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_10253.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-499.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-05-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_e319da0ba22811dab410000e0c2e438a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-138-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-12 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-753.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-06-16 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-102.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-06-13 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-499.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-06-11 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200506-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:59:46 |
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