Format string error in libgda - CVE-2005-2958
Published: September 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66989
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2958
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
libgda
libgda
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error within the gda_log_error() and gda_log_message() function in gda-log.c. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input that contains format string specifiers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-2958
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-871
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-01.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:203
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-November/msg00013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15200
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/212-1/