CVE-2003-0165

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Eye Of Gnome (EOG) versions 1.0.2 through 2.2.0

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument for the file to display. This can lead to a disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The exploitation of this issue can be carried out locally.

Recommendations For versions 1.0.2 through 2.2.0, consider disabling the execution of arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.