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CVE-2006-6105

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Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-6088

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597

http://www.osvdb.org/30848

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320

http://secunia.com/advisories/23409

http://secunia.com/advisories/23387

http://secunia.com/advisories/23385

http://secunia.com/advisories/23381

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453

http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-12-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00073

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