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A vulnerability was found in GNOME EOG up to 2.2.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in Eye Of Gnome (EOG) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument for the file to display.

The weakness was shared 04/02/2003 by Alberto Solino with CORE Security Technologies as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0165 since 03/26/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14032 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : eog (MDKSA-2003:048)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (14032).

Productinfo

Vendor

• GNOME

Name

• EOG

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 2.2.0

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14032
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : eog (MDKSA-2003:048)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

03/26/2003 🔍
03/28/2003 +2 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +5 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +0 days 🔍
04/16/2003 +14 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +472 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +3660 days 🔍
05/01/2019 +1727 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Alberto Solino
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0165 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 7121 - GNOME Eye Of Gnome Format String Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:40
Updated: 05/01/2019 06:34
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:40 (63), 05/01/2019 06:34 (2)
Complete: 🔍

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