This CVE name corresponds to:
| Entered | Topic |
|---|---|
| 2006-02-20 | gedit -- format string vulnerability |
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| Type | Candidate |
| Name | CVE-2005-1686 |
| Phase | Assigned(20050520) |
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.
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