CVE-2006-0681

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in powerd.c in Power Daemon (powerd) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the WHATIDO variable.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24713

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0545

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16582

http://secunia.com/advisories/18841

http://gotfault.net/research/advisory/gadv-powerd.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06274

Detections

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