CVE-2006-6105 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String in GDM

5 documents5 sources

Severity

4.3MEDIUMNVD

EPSS

0.1%

top 77.23%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Gnome GDM

Timeline

PublishedDec 15

Latest updateMay 1

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 vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.1 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDgnome/gdm4 versions+3

Patches

Patch: securitytracker.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: securitytracker.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-2q7v-r75f-p94f: Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary↗2022-05-01

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CVEList

CVE-2006-6105: Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary↗2006-12-15

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📋Vendor Advisories

Ubuntu

gdm vulnerability↗2006-12-14

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Red Hat

CVE-2006-6105: Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary↗

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