CVE-2007-6183

N/A Unknown
Published: November 30, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/40774
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/27825
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27975
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28022
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28060
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/40774
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/27825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.4%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

Affected Vendors

ruby_gnome2

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