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GLSA-200506-09 : gedit: Format string vulnerability

low Nessus Plugin ID 18466

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200506-09 (gedit: Format string vulnerability)

 A format string vulnerability exists when opening files with names containing format specifiers.
 Impact :

 A specially crafted file with format specifiers in the filename can cause arbitrary code execution.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?cb131623

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200506-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 18466

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200506-09.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Published: 6/11/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gedit, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1686

BID: 13699

GLSA: 200506-09