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    CVE-2007-6183

    Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter.

    Published:Nov 27, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 30, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.0271
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ruby Gnome2
    Product
    Ruby Gnome2

    Exploits

    http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=loghttp://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
    http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
    http://osvdb.org/40774
    http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27825
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27975
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28022
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28060
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
    http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
    http://osvdb.org/40774
    http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27825
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27975
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28022
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28060
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High