CVE-2007-6183
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-6183 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-11-30 00:46:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ruby Gnome2 | Ruby Gnome2 | 0.16.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:033 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| osvdb.org/40774 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| Bug 402871 – CVE-2007-6183 ruby-gnome2: format string vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| #453689 - ruby-gnome2: CVE-2007-6183 format string vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| Debian update for ruby-gnome2 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net | Exploit |
| Ruby-GNOME2 Gtk::MessageDialog.new Function Format String Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: ruby-gnome2-0.16.0-18.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1431-1 ruby-gnome2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Gentoo update for ruby-gtk2 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Ruby-GNOME2: Format string error | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Gentoo Bug 200623 - dev-ruby/ruby-gtk2 <0.16.0-r2 "Gtk::MessageDialog.new()" Format String Vulnerability (CVE-2007-6183) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Webmail- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: ruby-gnome2-0.16.0-18.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Ruby-GNOME2 "Gtk::MessageDialog.new()" Format String Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| EM_386: Your favorite "better than C" scripting language is probably implemented in C | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | em386.blogspot.com | |
| Ruby/Gnome2 0.16.0 Format String Vulnerability - CXSecurity.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| Fedora update for ruby-gnome - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.