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CVE-2006-5790
critical
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) an entry with an attachment whose name contains format string specifiers (el_submit function), and possibly other vectors in the (2) receive_config, (3) show_rss_feed, (4) show_elog_list, (5) show_logbook_node, and (6) server_loop functions.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29987
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20876
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580