DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1686
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686
Upstream
Published
2005-05-20T04:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:19:01.802524Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gedit?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686.json"

Debian:12 / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gedit?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686.json"

Debian:13 / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gedit?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686.json"

Debian:14 / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gedit?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1686.json"