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)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by jsk:exworm · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25688
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-499.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/138-1/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111661117701398&w=2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-09.xml
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-753
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9845
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1245
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0238
EPSS Percentile
85.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
gnome/gedit
2.10.2
Published
May 20, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026