Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
04/13/2007
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Analysis Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 adds "../po" to the search path for .po files, which might allow local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
04/13/2007
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.4 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Provides unauthorized access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service
Evaluator Impact
An untrusted message catalog might lead to a format-string attack when an
attacker tricks user into launching links from a particular directory.
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
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- Format String Vulnerability (CWE-134)
Change History
2 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/10/2017 9:32:05 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741 [No Types Assigned] |
| Removed |
Reference |
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9741 [No Types Assigned] |
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Initial CVE Analysis -
4/17/2007 1:44:00 PM