CVE-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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 19.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-08-18 17:15Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-07
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 486212e98c20e36863c0fec2573e22712661ab45c5e01ef50345e7b766b96811
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890
- secunia.com31465http://secunia.com/advisories/31465
- www.securityfocus.com30690http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:024http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- secunia.com31620http://secunia.com/advisories/31620
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-638-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1
- secunia.com32629http://secunia.com/advisories/32629
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comyelp-uri-format-string(44449)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860
- secunia.com31834http://secunia.com/advisories/31834
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttp://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2393http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-7293https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:175http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- yelp Fixed in 2.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- yelp Fixed in 2.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- yelp Fixed in 2.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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