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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedit | Gnome | 2.10.2 (including) | 2.10.2 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | gedit-1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | gedit-1:2.8.1-4 | * |
| Gedit | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Gedit | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Gedit | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Gedit | Ubuntu | feisty | * |