CVE-2007-6183
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.
- EPSS
- 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-134
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- ruby_gnome2:ruby_gnome2
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2 | RubyGems | gtk2 | <0.17.0 | 0.17.0 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623
- http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html
- http://osvdb.org/40774
- http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log