CVE-2007-2027: elinks

Modified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-2027

Published 13-04-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-2027 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in elinks. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority

Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 07-05-2007)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

4.4/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.84%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

RHSA-2009:1471

Timeline

13-04-2007
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.04.4

EPSS trend

Probability

0.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.84% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found

referenceUnverified
Exploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified
ELinks Relative 0.10.6/011.1 - Path Arbitrary Code Execution
Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringThe product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product

elinks< 0.11.1-1.4

Elinks1 product

elinks0.11.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

14 links

secunia.com/advisories/25550Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource TRUSTIX
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTU
secunia.com/advisories/25198Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/35668VDB EntryX Refsource OSVDB
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235411X Refsource CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844VDB EntryX Refsource BID
secunia.com/advisories/25169Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Show all 14 references

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789X Refsource CONFIRM
secunia.com/advisories/25255Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOO
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2027Advisory