Description
Format string vulnerability in the whiteboard Jabber protocol in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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 | inkscape | 0.45.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | inkscape | 0.45.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | inkscape | 0.45.1-1 | — |
References
- inkscape-jabber-format-string(33164) vdb-entry
- 24859 third-party-advisory
- 24615 third-party-advisory
- 23138 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200704-10 vendor-advisory
- 24661 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1170
- ADV-2007-1059 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2007:008 vendor-advisory
- 20070324 FLEA-2007-0002-1: inkscape mailing-list
- 25072 third-party-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=93438&release_id=495106