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Ruby-GNOME2 "Gtk::MessageDialog.new()" Format String Vulnerability

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Chris Rohlf has reported a vulnerability in Ruby-GNOME2, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library.


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Original Source: http://secunia.com/advisories/27825/

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