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Lack of data validation In gtk2

Description

gtk2 vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String 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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
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Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. CVE-2007-61832. NVD-2007-61833. OSV-2007-61834. GCVE-2007-61835. security.gentoo.org

References

1. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4028712. https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/387573. https://web.archive.org/web/20200228174159/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/266164. https://web.archive.org/web/20201207224244/https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded5. https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html6. https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html7. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=4536898. http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2006239. http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html10. http://securityreason.com/securityalert/340711. http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-143112. http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2008:033/?name=MDVSA-2008:033

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