| Name | CVE-2007-2027 |
| 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 | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 417789 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| elinks (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 0.13.2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.17.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| elinks | source | (unstable) | 0.11.1-1.4 | low | | 417789 |
Notes
[sarge] - elinks <no-dsa> (Hardly exploitable)
[etch] - elinks <no-dsa> (Hardly exploitable)
Unrealistic attack vector, no evidence code injection is possible