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CVE-2008-3533

VendorgnomeProductyelp, gnomeDiscoveredAug 18, 2008UpdatedApr 23, 2026

Format string vulnerability in the window_error function in yelp-window.c in yelp in Gnome after 2.19.90 and before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command line, as demonstrated by use of yelp within (1) man or (2) ghelp URI handlers in Firefox, Evolution, and unspecified other programs.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
19.4%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 18, 2008
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026