CVE-2007-2027

elinks tries to load .po files from a non-absolute path

Published Apr 13, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2022 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-457-1 elinks vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:23 PM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2007, 6:19 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:38 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 4, 2007, 12:00 AM