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CVE-2005-0665

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2005-03-21 xv -- filename handling format string vulnerability

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CVE-2005-0665 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2005-0665
Phase Assigned(20050307)

Description

Format string vulnerability in xv before 3.10a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a filename.

References

Source Reference
GENTOO GLSA-200503-09
MISC http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83686

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