Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Window Maker 0.80.2 and earlier allows attackers to perform unknown actions via format string specifiers in a font specification in WMGLOBAL, probably a format string vulnerability.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wmaker | 0.90-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wmaker | 0.90-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wmaker | 0.90-1 | — |
References
- http://www.windowmaker.org/src/ChangeLog
- 1011918 vdb-entry
- windowmaker-wmglobal-improper-validation(17845) vdb-entry
- 11108 vdb-entry
- 11512 vdb-entry
- 12961 third-party-advisory