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.
Published: 2006-12-15
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6088 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-396-1 gdm vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:31.762Z

Reserved: 2006-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6105

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-12-15T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-6105

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