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CVE-2005-1686

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Published: May 20, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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2.6
Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnome: Gedit
1 product
Gedit
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 2.10.2

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