CVE-2007-6183

NameCVE-2007-6183
DescriptionFormat 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1431-1, DTSA-102-1
Debian Bugs453689

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ruby-gnome2 (PTS)buster3.3.2-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ruby-gnome2sourcesarge0.12.0-2sarge1DSA-1431-1
ruby-gnome2sourceetch0.15.0-1.1etch1DSA-1431-1
ruby-gnome2sourcelenny0.16.0-10~lenny1DTSA-102-1
ruby-gnome2source(unstable)0.16.0-10medium453689
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