CVE catalog

CVE-2007-2027

elinks: CVE-2007-2027

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 13, 2007, 6:19:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.84% · Oct 25, 2026

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users to cause Elinks to use an untrusted gettext message catalog (.po file) in a "../po" directory, which can be leveraged to conduct format string attacks.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	elinks	sid	`0.19.1-2.1`	fixed
Debian	elinks	forky	`0.19.1-2.1`	fixed
Debian	elinks	trixie	`0.18.0-1`	fixed
Debian	elinks	bookworm	`0.13.2-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	elinks	source	sid	`0.11.1-1.4`	low	Not reported	[417789]
Debian	elinks	source	forky	`0.11.1-1.4`	low	Not reported	[417789]
Debian	elinks	source	trixie	`0.11.1-1.4`	low	Not reported	[417789]
Debian	elinks	source	bookworm	`0.11.1-1.4`	low	Not reported	[417789]

[Debian bug #417789]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[elinks]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.13.2-1+b4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
- 0.13.2-1+b4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
[elinks-data]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
[elinks-doc]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12
- 0.13.2-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · bookworm; dsa · elinks · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[elinks]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.18.0-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
- 0.18.0-1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
[elinks-data]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
[elinks-doc]Fixed
Source package: [elinks]
Details (2)
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13
- 0.18.0-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.1-1.4
  dsa · elinks · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:34 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]