DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3533

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3533
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3533.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3533
Upstream
Published
2008-08-18T17:41:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:06:47.859509Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Format string vulnerability in the window_error function in yelp-window.c in yelp in Gnome after 2.19.90 and before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command line, as demonstrated by use of yelp within (1) man or (2) ghelp URI handlers in Firefox, Evolution, and unspecified other programs.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / yelp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / yelp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / yelp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / yelp

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}