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Unscored DSA-1431-1 1 CVE

ruby-gnome2 - format string

Published Dec 11, 2007 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 3.1 ruby-gnome2 0.12.0-2sarge1
Debian · 4.0 ruby-gnome2 0.15.0-1.1etch1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Medium —

    gtk2 vulnerable to Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

    Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers …