GNOME gedit 2.10.2 Mail Client denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNOME gedit 2.10.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Mail Client. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1686. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME gedit 2.10.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Mail Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/24/2005. The weakness was published 05/20/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntulinux.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1686 since 05/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20530 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : gedit vulnerability (USN-138-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117912 (CentOS Security Update for gEdit (CESA-2005:499)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20766), Exploit-DB (25688), Tenable (20530), SecurityFocus (BID 13699†) and OSVDB (16809†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 20530
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : gedit vulnerability (USN-138-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 54338
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 753-1 (gedit)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25295

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X-Force: 20766
SecurityFocus: 13699 - Gedit Filename Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 15454
OSVDB: 16809 - gedit binary file name format string
Vulnerability Center: 8350 - DoS in Gedit 2.10.2 via Format String Specifiers in Filename, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/02/2025 16:43
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (70), 06/06/2019 16:29 (8), 12/29/2024 12:31 (27), 07/02/2025 16:43 (4)
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