Description

Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI, which is not properly handled by certain dialogs.

Affected Products 11

References 17

• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24584
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24597
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24615
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24661
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/24859
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/25072
• sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=93438&release_id=495106
  Patch
• gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-10.xml
• mandriva.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:069
• novell.com http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_8_sr.html
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463710/100/0/threaded
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23070
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23138
• ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-438-1
  Vendor Advisory
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1059
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33163
• issues.rpath.com https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1170

Remediation

• sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=93438&release_id=495106
  Patch