CVE•Published 2007-11-30•Modified 2026-04-23•0 articles on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2007-6183Ruby_gnome2 · Ruby_gnome2
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
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EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Format string vulnerability in the mdiag_initialize function in gtk/src/rbgtkmessagedialog.c in Ruby-GNOME 2 (aka Ruby/Gnome2) 0.16.0, and SVN versions before 20071127, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the message parameter.
Timeline
Published 2007-11-30
Modified 2026-04-23
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2007-6183Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Ruby Gnome2 Ruby Gnome2" version:"0.16.0"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Ruby Gnome2"HTTP body or banner mentions "Ruby Gnome2" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2007-6183Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2007-6183Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2007-6183Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2007-6183GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2007-6183" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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