MEDIUM
ruby-gnome2: format string vulnerability
Published Nov 30, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
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 in the message parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.16.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.38% 0.03380
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03380
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03380) | 88.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03380) | 87.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02542) | 84.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04764) | 82.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02542) | 84.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00895) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00970) | 83.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00960) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 81.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (27)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453689 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200623 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://em386.blogspot.com/2007/11/your-favorite-better-than-c-scripting.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/40774 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://ruby-gnome2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ruby-gnome2/ruby-gnome2/trunk/gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c?view=log x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27825 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27975 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28022 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28060 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3407 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1431 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2008:033/?name=MDVSA-2008:033
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4022 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6183 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=402871 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38757 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xgj6-pgrm-x4r2 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6183
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228174159/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26616
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201207224244/https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484240/100/0/threaded
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6183
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00214.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00251.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 30, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 29, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6183
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-XGJ6-PGRM-X4R2 Updated n/a