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CVE-2007-2027

ELinks Relative 0.10.6/011.1 - Path Arbitrary Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.

Una vulnerabilidad de ruta (path) de búsqueda no confiable en la función add_filename_to_string en el archivo intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c para Elinks versión 0.11.1, permite a usuarios locales causar que Elinks use un catálogo de mensajes gettext no confiable (archivo .po) en un directorio "../po", que puede ser aprovechado para conducir ataques de cadena de formato.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-04-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-04-13 CVE Published
  • 2007-05-07 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Elinks
Search vendor "Elinks"
 Elinks
Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks"
 0.11.1
Search vendor "Elinks" for product "Elinks" and version "0.11.1"
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Affected