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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.

  • Published: Dec 15, 2006
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2006-6105
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
gnome / gdm 2.16.2 2.16.2.x
gnome / gdm 2.14.1 2.14.1.x
gnome / gdm 2.16 2.16.x
gnome / gdm 2.16.1 2.16.1.x