CVE-2006-6105

GNOME Foundation Display Manager - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23385
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23387
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5015
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017383
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017320
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30848
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30896
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21597
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23381
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=453
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:231
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-396-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.6%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
gnome/gdm 2.14.1
gnome/gdm 2.16
gnome/gdm 2.16.1
gnome/gdm 2.16.2
Published Dec 15, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026