CVE-2008-3533

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    CVE-2008-3533

    Published: 18 Aug 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Format string vulnerability in the window_error function in yelp-window.c in yelp in Gnome after 2.19.90 and before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command line, as demonstrated by use of yelp within (1) man or (2) ghelp URI handlers in Firefox, Evolution, and unspecified other programs.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/31465, http://secunia.com/advisories/31620, http://secunia.com/advisories/31834, http://secunia.com/advisories/32629, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364

    Affected packages

    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