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CVE-2007-2027· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users

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.

MediumCVSS 4.4 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Apr 13, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.8% · 56th percentile
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Action score

17

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
elinkselinks

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • elinks elinks0.11.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12elinksbefore 0.11.1-1.40.11.1-1.4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::aselinksbefore 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.10:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::aselinks-debuginfobefore 0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.10:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientelinksbefore 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.10:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientelinks-debuginfobefore 0:0.11.1-6.el5_4.10:0.11.1-6.el5_4.1

Same product

elinks: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2008-7224Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2006-5925Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharac
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2012-6709ELinks 0.12 and Twibright Links 2.3 have Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
    23Monitor
  • CVE-2002-1405CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is pro
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2012-4545The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GS
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2007-5034ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:elinks0.11.1-1.4 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:elinks0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:elinks-debuginfo0:0.9.2-4.el4_8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2007-05-07

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+23 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+7110 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

    CVSS vector

    AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    ATT&CK techniques

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    References

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