VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-6105
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/gdm
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23381
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23385
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/30848
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896
- http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23381
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23385
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/30848
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.