elinks tries to load .po files from a non-absolute path
Published Apr 13, 2007
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.84%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
elinks-0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1471
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elinks-0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1471
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | elinks-0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1471 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elinks-0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1471 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
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Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.84% (0.00841) | 56.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.84% (0.00841) | 52.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 53.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/35668 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25169 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25198 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25550 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2027 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235411 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2027
Change history (0)
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