libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many '\0' characters.
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gedit
Vendor: gnome
Actively Exploited
0
CISA KEV List
PoC / Exploits
1
Code Available
Total RCEs
0
Remote Access
Total CVEs
20
Total Indexed
Avg. EPSS
4.99%
Exploit Prob.
Security Vulnerability Index
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5.5
CVSS
Severity: MEDIUM
2.6
CVSS
CVE-2005-1686
Exploit Found
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.
Severity: LOW