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Package name gedit
Date June 15th, 2005
Advisory ID MDKSA-2005:102
Affected versions 10.1, CS3.0, 10.2
Synopsis Updated gedit packages fix format string vulnerability

Problem Description

A vulnerability was discovered in gEdit where it was possible for an
attacker to create a file with a carefully crafted name which, when
opened, executed arbitrary code on the victim's computer. It is
highly unlikely that a user would open such a file, due to the file
name, but could possibly be tricked into opening it.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 10.1

 8241da598913e20edca0f815160fe70c  10.1/RPMS/gedit-2.6.2-4.2.101mdk.i586.rpm
f6fad63fb7bf53827336dd5472bd1504  10.1/RPMS/gedit-devel-2.6.2-4.2.101mdk.i586.rpm
bc70d881c5b384cbf49cf8b7c8867956  10.1/SRPMS/gedit-2.6.2-4.2.101mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 10.1/X86_64

 448a7e77de4af2882d5ce39eae4a3ee2  x86_64/10.1/RPMS/gedit-2.6.2-4.2.101mdk.x86_64.rpm
16d8483b53c677cfea541791eaaaa34c  x86_64/10.1/RPMS/gedit-devel-2.6.2-4.2.101mdk.x86_64.rpm
bc70d881c5b384cbf49cf8b7c8867956  x86_64/10.1/SRPMS/gedit-2.6.2-4.2.101mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 3.0

 1f55902f5f5a3ae4f7e92f45363b0d2a  corporate/3.0/RPMS/gedit-2.4.1-7.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm
291d0f1b6c1f7dbc3b7720d06e1a1f5b  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/gedit-2.4.1-7.2.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 3.0/X86_64

 94f5f006e378ac24d6e11fb149c4bf1f  x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/gedit-2.4.1-7.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
291d0f1b6c1f7dbc3b7720d06e1a1f5b  x86_64/corporate/3.0/SRPMS/gedit-2.4.1-7.2.C30mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux LE2005

 d3d93eb0f5ab7ad289ea57f113c1f366  10.2/RPMS/gedit-2.8.3-1.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
f5667873ab54a1c018a336e35c4acea0  10.2/RPMS/gedit-devel-2.8.3-1.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
7287a31def37df199fa9b38ef8a82b84  10.2/SRPMS/gedit-2.8.3-1.1.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux LE2005/X86_64

 e9127869bb04e5bebe7672467124356e  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/gedit-2.8.3-1.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
806df1df2ac01c0e72743f4932d75b24  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/gedit-devel-2.8.3-1.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
7287a31def37df199fa9b38ef8a82b84  x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/gedit-2.8.3-1.1.102mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1686

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