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gtk2 vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CVE-2007-6183 · GHSA-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2
- Affected
- RubyGems gtk2 < 0.17.0
- Fixed in
- 0.17.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Format string vulnerability in the mdiaginitialize 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.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.17.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.