CVE-2005-1686 Other in n/a
Attackers can crash gedit via format string specifiers in filenames, potentially triggered by browsers or email clients.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1686?
CVE-2005-1686 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1686?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (20)
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
gedit-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:2.8.1-4 |
Products include Gnome Gedit.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1686?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-1686 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1686 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686, DSA-753-1, GHSA-r7hv-4wrp-wf62, RHSA-2005:499.