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CVE-2005-1686

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 7.66%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.6. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-1686
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.6
EPSS
7.66%

Original NVD Description

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.