CVE-2006-6105
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a hostname, which are used in an error dialog.
Vulnerabilidad de formato de cadena en la ventana de selección de host (gdmchooser) en GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección mediante especificadores de formato de cadena en un nombre de host, que se utilizan en un mensaje de error.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2006-11-24 CVE Reserved
- 2006-12-15 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23381 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23385 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23387 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23409 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/30848 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320 | 2017-07-20 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597 | 2017-07-20 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453 | 2017-07-20 | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231 | 2017-07-20 | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html | 2017-07-20 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1 | 2017-07-20 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" | 2.14.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.14.1" | - |
Affected
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| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" | 2.16 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.16" | - |
Affected
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| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" | 2.16.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.16.1" | - |
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| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Gdm Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" | 2.16.2 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gdm" and version "2.16.2" | - |
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