Description
Format string vulnerability in GnomeMeeting 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in the name, which is not properly handled in a call to the gnomemeeting_log_insert function.
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 3.1 | gnomemeeting | 1.2.1-1sarge1 | DSA-1262-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | gnomemeeting | 1.0.2-9 | RHSA-2007:0086 |
| RHEL 3 | gnomemeeting | 0.96.0-5 | RHSA-2007:0086 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2007:0086 Red Hat Security Advisory: gnomemeeting security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1262-1 gnomemeeting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 25119 third-party-advisory
- 24271 third-party-advisory
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=229266
- 24284 third-party-advisory
- 24379 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2007:009 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1262 vendor-advisory
- 24185 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2007:0086 vendor-advisory
- 32083 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11776 vdb-entry signature
- MDKSA-2007:045 vendor-advisory
- USN-426-1 vendor-advisory