CVE-2005-1686: gnome gedit
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-1686 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in gnome gedit. EPSS estimates a 7.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 25-05-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that crosses security boundaries.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
7.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.66% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundGedit 2.x - Filename Format String
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Redhat3 products
- gedit< 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 | < 1:2.8.1-4
- gedit-debuginfo< 1:2.2.2-4.rhel3 | < 1:2.8.1-4
- gedit-devel< 1:2.8.1-4
Debian1 product
- gedit< 2.10.3-1 | < 2.8.3-4sarge1
Gnome1 product
- gedit2.10.2
3 vendors · 5 products
References
17 links
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9845VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1245VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
