Is CVE-2008-3533 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3533 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3533?

CVE-2008-3533 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-3533

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 19.4%EU EUVD

Format string vulnerability in the window_error function in yelp-window.c in yelp in Gnome after 2.19.90 and before 2.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI on the command line, as demonstrated by use of yelp within (1) man or (2) ghelp URI handlers in Firefox, Evolution, and unspecified other programs.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-134
EPSS score: 19.4% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3519)
Published: August 18, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3519 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gnome / gnome
gnome / gnome
gnome / yelp

References

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=115890(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=546364(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31465(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31620(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31834(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32629(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:175(Product)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30690(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-638-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2393(Broken Link)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/254860(Exploit, Patch)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44449(VDB Entry)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00222.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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