CVE-2007-2027
ELinks Relative 0.10.6/011.1 - Path Arbitrary Code Execution
Severity Score
4.4
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*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
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* 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
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CAPEC
References (16)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://osvdb.org/35668 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29954 | 2007-05-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411 | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25169 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25198 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25255 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25550 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1 | 2017-10-11 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686 | 2017-10-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2027 | 2009-10-01 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235411 | 2009-10-01 |