CVE-2005-1686
gedit 2.10.2 - Denial of Service via Format String in Filename
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1686. PoCs published by jsk:exworm.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a format-string vulnerability in gEdit by creating a file with malicious format specifiers in its name. When gEdit is invoked with this filename, it may lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user running the program.
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a format-string vulnerability in gEdit by creating a file with malicious format specifiers in its name. When gEdit is invoked with this filename, it may lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the user running the program.