CVE-2006-6105

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23385	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23387	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23409	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320	patch vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30848	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597	patch vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23381	third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231	vendor advisory
http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.17/gdm-2.17.4.news
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6105?: CVE-2006-6105 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6105?: To fix CVE-2006-6105, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6105 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6105 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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