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CVE-2006-6105

Published: Dec 15, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6105
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GdmGnome2.14.1 (including)2.14.1 (including)
GdmGnome2.16 (including)2.16 (including)
GdmGnome2.16.1 (including)2.16.1 (including)
GdmGnome2.16.2 (including)2.16.2 (including)
GdmUbuntudapper*
GdmUbuntudevel*
GdmUbuntuedgy*
GdmUbuntufeisty*

References

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