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>> Elinks "add_filename_to_string()" Gettext Catalog Local Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Elinks "add_filename_to_string()" Gettext Catalog Local Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1686
CVE ID : CVE-2007-2027
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-05-07
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A vulnerability has been identified in Elinks, which could be exploited by local attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in the "add_filename_to_string()" [intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c] function that incorrectly attempts to load gettext catalogs using a relative path, which could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary code by tricking another user into running the application from a specific directory.
Affected Products
Elinks versions 0.x
Solution
A fix is available via GIT :
http://pasky.or.cz/gitweb.cgi?p=elinks.git;a=summary
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417789
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Arnaud Giersch
ChangeLog
2007-05-07 : Initial release
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